The Problem Is Me

I reached the end of my rope the other day. Do you ever have days, or even weeks, when you are past your limit and living on your reserve tank? When you’ve handled as much as you can take, and then some? Well, I went past my reserve and ended up in a meltdown. I wasn’t blaming anyone or anything in particular, just myself. Have you heard of the saying “you teach people how to treat you?” No one can make you do or act a certain way unless you allow it. I have allowed and allowed some people to continually take advantage of my kindness. Or rather, my desire to avoid conflict. When I was a child, once in a while my mom would make “the” call to my dad at work, telling him that he needed to come home and straighten out the kids....