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What does it take to do nothing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Second Time Around" data-source="post: 652066" data-attributes="member: 18739"><p>Thank you COM for starting this thread. It's very profound. I think all of us are on a spiritual journey and we have lessons we need to learn. Some of the most difficult experiences are opportunities for us to learn those lessons. And it can be really, really hard to see them. Lots of people have told me over the years that I am a very patient and understanding person. I thought that was who I was. Then I remarried and my experiences with my new family made me realize that I was not a patient person at all! I was often angry, frustrated, very impatient - wanting to do and fix. Like many of you, I thought I knew what should be done and I wanted everybody to just get on with it and do those things! But they didn't. Sometimes they just weren't ready and they couldn't move. Sometimes they were angry and mean and my life felt like hell. So the past few years I have learned patience, real patience. I'm still working on it and I'm still stepping back. Now I'm at the point where I'm focused mostly on me and what I need to feel good. Most of the time, it doesn't depend on my family and what they're doing. I have days when I mess up, but I'm getting better at it. I think my word is JOY. I am looking for JOY. I am working on bringing JOY to my life this year - taking walks in nature, putting up a bird feeder and a bird bath, spending time with friends, going out to dinner with my husband, clearing out stuff I no longer love and bringing things into my home that make me smile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second Time Around, post: 652066, member: 18739"] Thank you COM for starting this thread. It's very profound. I think all of us are on a spiritual journey and we have lessons we need to learn. Some of the most difficult experiences are opportunities for us to learn those lessons. And it can be really, really hard to see them. Lots of people have told me over the years that I am a very patient and understanding person. I thought that was who I was. Then I remarried and my experiences with my new family made me realize that I was not a patient person at all! I was often angry, frustrated, very impatient - wanting to do and fix. Like many of you, I thought I knew what should be done and I wanted everybody to just get on with it and do those things! But they didn't. Sometimes they just weren't ready and they couldn't move. Sometimes they were angry and mean and my life felt like hell. So the past few years I have learned patience, real patience. I'm still working on it and I'm still stepping back. Now I'm at the point where I'm focused mostly on me and what I need to feel good. Most of the time, it doesn't depend on my family and what they're doing. I have days when I mess up, but I'm getting better at it. I think my word is JOY. I am looking for JOY. I am working on bringing JOY to my life this year - taking walks in nature, putting up a bird feeder and a bird bath, spending time with friends, going out to dinner with my husband, clearing out stuff I no longer love and bringing things into my home that make me smile. [/QUOTE]
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