I hope these thoughts give you something to ponder while you enjoy your morning beverage. As you go about your day, I invite you to take some time to reflect on your observations. Consider if there’s anything you can do to enhance your life, such as looking into the mirror and appreciating yourself. You may also find a way to make the world more beautiful with a simple act of kindness, like holding the door open without expecting a thank you. You may also want to consider if you have a gift to share with the world. Perhaps you have some untapped talent you may regret wasting, as we sometimes do with unused towels or our good china. I hope you find them enjoyable and return for more tomorrow.
Hurt
“Hurt people hurt.” However, most of us have been wounded in some way in our lifetime. While some people go around the damage, others grow around it, and others choose to stay with it and nurture it.
The people who go around the hurt may have to face it at some time in the future. However, they are very likely prepared for this eventuality and know how they intend to handle it. The ones that grow around it accept it and occasionally deal with its remnants. However, they do not let it consume their lives. At the same time, the ones who choose to nurture their hurt rather than pick up their warrior shields are likely to lash out and hurt others.
Unfortunately, they have not learned that being a victim their whole life is not the best way to live. The hardest part of dealing with someone who chooses to live as a victim is that no matter how much empathy you give them, it is never enough, and they eventually push everyone away and are left with sympathy only.
Hence, “Hurt people hurt” is accurate but not all-inclusive.
Hurt does cause us unease and difficulties in our lives. However, we must learn to acknowledge the damage and decide we do not want to give it life.
Today’s challenge:
Pick up your warrior shield today.
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