Quote: At one point I likened it to each of us having a "box" of thoughts, emotions, feelings, etc. I'm pretty free with my box -- I'll show it to just about everyone! But h holds his box pretty dear -- and for a long time, I was demanding to see his "box" and trying to rifle through it. Not pretty. It just made him hold his box more closely...how could he trust me with it if I didn't know how to respect it?
I love this analogy! I am definitely guilty of this as well. I think I do a better job of backing off now, but sometimes I still demand. You'd think I'd leave that cheeseless tunnel alone by now!
