Monday, March 11, 2019
Being An Adult
I am inordinately proud of myself today. I am extremely non-confrontational. I am a people pleaser and just want everyone to be happy--often at my expense. I have had an issue in my personal life that has actually been causing me to lose sleep. Even worse, it has caused bad feelings towards someone I like quite a bit. Rather than addressing issues head-on, I've been letting them fester. So today enough was enough. I decided to use this issue as a growth opportunity and finally had that hard conversation. And it turns out, it wasn't so hard after all! The problem is resolved, at least for now, and I know that if something comes up in the future it is better to address it with clarity. As my friend told me going into this, "clarity is kindness."
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Bravo! It is so uncomfortable to have those conversations.
ReplyDeleteGlad it turned out better than you expected.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I'm very much the same - introverted, plus a people pleaser, but as I get older I keep having to remind myself that I need to have those difficult conversations. Like you said, it's not usually as hard as it seems.
ReplyDeleteThere are many days when I don't want to be an adult, and I feel like the dog in your meme!
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