I know every year people do resolutions. I don’t necessarily have resolutions but things I want to get done or work on.
Sometimes I expect more out of people than they can give but I also feel like the expectations are not out of reach. But these are my expectations and nobody can read my mind to know what the expectations I have are. What I have to understand and am working on is compassion towards others. I am really sensitive and take things a little too personal sometimes. What I need to realize is that EVERYONE not just myself, has their own things going on in their life. Some people are preparing for new additions to their family, some are trying to hold their family together, some are working on building their family, some are looking for jobs or some are recovering from a sickness. Whatever it may be almost everyone around me/you has something going on in their life that is just as important and maybe more as what is going on in ours.
A really good friend told me last week, “Your sensitivity makes your heart soft. That is a very special trait in you. That is why you can love so much, but that also leaves you open to hurt much… don’t let that deter you though. It’s a gift. Embrace it. Allow yourself to be hurt, but try to not let it sit for too long and be too personal.”
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” --Helen Keller
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