oli_essenziali

be confident in my relationship (read all 2 entries…)
invest in myself first 3 years ago

When things feel chaotic, confusing, or frustrating, my first instinct it that I need to be doing more to alleviate the situation. More energy, more time, more unpartitioned devotion. That instinct is misleading, and what I need to do is take a step back into myself to even see things more clearly and lessen the tension. I need to invest in myself first, and everything else is icing. When you sacrifice too much of yourself, nothing will ever feel right.

Aug 27, 2006, 06:56PM PDT | 3 cheers


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Paul Nelson

Too true

43Things is great for this. Now that I know my three primary goals, I find I’m saying ‘no’ a lot more to extraneous temptations.

Sep 10, 2006, 01:21PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

firetail

Expectations of things outside yourself

Because of the intimacy of relationships that makes us feel special, it’s true that it makes us attached to outcomes and we get frustration, sad, anxious or angry if they do not meet all these expectations. when we (as you say just take a step back) and really understand why and how to manage expectations we discover what we need for ourselves.

life gives us so much opportunity to journey towards knowing ourselves and others better.

Oct 16, 2007, 03:26PM PDT | Respond to this


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