That is so good! My husband is always telling me "It's not all about you." He hasn't been able to explain what I am doing to make him think I felt like that. Thank you for your encouragement, now maybe I can do something about it.
Thanks so much for sharing, Rosemary. Letting go of false responsibility can be tricky. Once you get the taste of it though, it feels like freedom and lightness. Go at it like it’s a game.
You touched a nerve this morning. We live in a really snobby part of town. Our landlord is always telling us to 'do this' or 'do that'. We are told we have powerful neighbours. They will somehow have a sinister influence over our lives if we don't doff the cap or scrape the floor low enough. It annoys the hell out of me, makes me feel like my family is some kind of second-class citizen and yes, it makes me angry. I let that anger (and various fantasies what I'd say to my landlord) get in the way of my daughter's first day at big school. Me and my husband argued. She tried to make the peace. What a mess. Guilt, shame and regret in abundance and it didn't change how things run around here one iota. What an idiot. You were a timely reminder to chill, forgive and let go.
I’m sorry your daughter’s first day at big school didn’t go to plan, Jessie. That’s no fun! I’m glad this post showed up at the right time for you and that you were able to chill. What’s true for you is also true for your landlord and so-called ‘powerful’ neighbours: they control almost nothing in this universe. Also, there are no hierarchies of humanity: https://theforest.substack.com/p/-tree-146-there-are-no-hierarchies
That is so good! My husband is always telling me "It's not all about you." He hasn't been able to explain what I am doing to make him think I felt like that. Thank you for your encouragement, now maybe I can do something about it.
Thanks so much for sharing, Rosemary. Letting go of false responsibility can be tricky. Once you get the taste of it though, it feels like freedom and lightness. Go at it like it’s a game.
You touched a nerve this morning. We live in a really snobby part of town. Our landlord is always telling us to 'do this' or 'do that'. We are told we have powerful neighbours. They will somehow have a sinister influence over our lives if we don't doff the cap or scrape the floor low enough. It annoys the hell out of me, makes me feel like my family is some kind of second-class citizen and yes, it makes me angry. I let that anger (and various fantasies what I'd say to my landlord) get in the way of my daughter's first day at big school. Me and my husband argued. She tried to make the peace. What a mess. Guilt, shame and regret in abundance and it didn't change how things run around here one iota. What an idiot. You were a timely reminder to chill, forgive and let go.
I’m sorry your daughter’s first day at big school didn’t go to plan, Jessie. That’s no fun! I’m glad this post showed up at the right time for you and that you were able to chill. What’s true for you is also true for your landlord and so-called ‘powerful’ neighbours: they control almost nothing in this universe. Also, there are no hierarchies of humanity: https://theforest.substack.com/p/-tree-146-there-are-no-hierarchies