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Thu, Aug 13, 2020 09:39:30 AM
🤮 difficult people 🤨
posted: Thu, Aug 13, 2020 09:39:30 AM
at times, it seems i have far more of these in my life than i care for, in fact there are times, when i want to run and hide, so i do not have to deal with any of them. once upon a time, i believed it was all their fault, because it could not possibly be mine, i am not the sort of person that does anything to cause chaos in any sort of relationships. ironically, that belief persisted for far longer than i would like to admit. i was so used to living that belief, that it became my default reaction and learning to short-circuit that notion, is an on-going process.
as i am once again, way off my usual routine, due to work stuff, i want to lash out at the world. after all do they not understand and know who the fVck i am? this whole week has been different each and every day and to put the cherry on top, this is my week of on-call as well, so i am feeling a bit of “it sucks to be me!” of course, that means that i am less tolerant and certainly less forgiving of the humans that i interact with and as a result, my default comes into play. the reading this morning reminded me, that i NEED to be aware of my human frailties and accept that everyone else, is just as human. what that means, at least for me, that whenever possible, i need to pause before i say or do something that i may end up regretting, even with those notoriously difficult people that are already in my life.
moving on, once again my Mom is in the hospital and i have come to the pl;ace where it is up to me, to stop by every single day for a while to make sure she starts doing what her doctors suggest. as much as it means yet another “bump” in my daily routine, it is a task i NEED to take on, with the same stubbornness, she seems to exhibit.this will be a bit of a test of my will against hers, but i am certain that with all the patience and kindness i can muster. that bucket of what i may not have, will have to come from the POWER that fuels my recovery and i will have to “feel” my way to how to best ply my trade, as it were. i may not “know” how this will all go down, but i certainly have FAITH that if i allow myself to feel the connection to that POWER, i will be able to do the next right thing. right here and right now, time to sneak out for a coffee beverage!
as i am once again, way off my usual routine, due to work stuff, i want to lash out at the world. after all do they not understand and know who the fVck i am? this whole week has been different each and every day and to put the cherry on top, this is my week of on-call as well, so i am feeling a bit of “it sucks to be me!” of course, that means that i am less tolerant and certainly less forgiving of the humans that i interact with and as a result, my default comes into play. the reading this morning reminded me, that i NEED to be aware of my human frailties and accept that everyone else, is just as human. what that means, at least for me, that whenever possible, i need to pause before i say or do something that i may end up regretting, even with those notoriously difficult people that are already in my life.
moving on, once again my Mom is in the hospital and i have come to the pl;ace where it is up to me, to stop by every single day for a while to make sure she starts doing what her doctors suggest. as much as it means yet another “bump” in my daily routine, it is a task i NEED to take on, with the same stubbornness, she seems to exhibit.this will be a bit of a test of my will against hers, but i am certain that with all the patience and kindness i can muster. that bucket of what i may not have, will have to come from the POWER that fuels my recovery and i will have to “feel” my way to how to best ply my trade, as it were. i may not “know” how this will all go down, but i certainly have FAITH that if i allow myself to feel the connection to that POWER, i will be able to do the next right thing. right here and right now, time to sneak out for a coffee beverage!
∞ DT ∞
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
2) Therefore the sentence-makers have thus expressed themselves:--
'The Tao, when brightest seen, seems light to lack;
Who progress in it makes, seems drawing back;
Its even way is like a rugged track.
Its highest virtue from the vale doth rise;
Its greatest beauty seems to offend the eyes;
And he has most whose lot the least supplies.
Its firmest virtue seems but poor and low;
Its solid truth seems change to undergo;
Its largest square doth yet no corner show
A vessel great, it is the slowest made;
Loud is its sound, but never word it said;
A semblance great, the shadow of a shade.'