Can, Be gentle with yourself. We'll say things based on assumptions. I have that terrible habit and I am trying to break that. I am trying not to "See" something happening and assume an answer. I am trying to ask and then listen/validate. Even just with the kids so I can practice. It's been a common habit in my family and society and it keeps us from honoring each other's thoughts/feelings/ideas. It's so very hard to break.
But remember, you are doing everything you can to keep the peace. Keep your own internal energy centered, peaceful, and kind. Everything else will flow from that. As we continue to stay centered regardless of the storm that is raging in them, we can respond in a way that makes us proud and keeps us from falling apart.
I am struggling today with some anxiety, fear and depression myself. So this is as much of a pep talk for me as for you. I made mistake myself today, but I am forgiving myself. I am not perfect. I am just trying to find my way through this maze of pain, anguish, and destruction that we all face.
I am hoping what i build for me and my kids will be stronger, brighter, more stable than what I thought I was building with my spouse. All we can do is try to recover from the rubble of our lives and there is beauty after. I know there is. For all of us. We've heard the stories. We've seen the results others have shared with us.
Now we just have to keep walking our own path and figuring out our own way to the light. Blessings
W (me): 50 H: 46 M: 21 T: 25 S:17 D:15 BD 11/2019
Fate whispers to the warrior, "You can not withstand the storm" And the warrior whispers back, "I am the storm." ~Unknown