We’ve all got issues, my friends. We’ve all got things we are struggling with. We’re all rescues in that sense. Not to mention that we are in the midst of a global pandemic, as well as an economic crisis, and uncertain and stressful times heighten our issues.
If we’re lucky, we have family and friends who love us anyway. If we’re lucky, we have clean water in our water bowls, enough food to eat, and companions on this journey who treat us with respect. We’re all works in progress, as the saying goes.
Author Seth Godin said this in a recent blog post:
“It’s natural to believe that everyone else is as confident, assured, long-term thinking and generous as you are on your very best day.
But that’s unlikely. Because everyone else is probably not having their best day at the same time.
Once we realize that the world around us is filled with people who are each wrestling with what we’re wrestling with (and more), compassion is a lot easier to find.”
Are you a ”rescue”? If so, have compassion with yourself today and every day. Yes, we’ve all got issues. We’ve all got things we are struggling with. But we are working through them. We deserve respect for that, especially from ourselves.
Have a good weekend. Stay safe!
Resiliently yours,
Susan
Read the previous dispatch here.
I was a “rescue” as I was adopted at the age of 14. I was an extremely troubled kid and if it wasn’t for my adopted Mom, I have no idea how I would have turned out. I probably would have spent most of my life in prison. She died this year at the age of 97 and I used to call her and thank her so many times for her patience with me and her teaching me to love and most of all that I could be loved. That is one reason why hugs are so important to me. In this day with all the trouble, it is nice to be able to tell people you love them and at the end of every E-mail that is what I do. If they die or I should die, I cannot tell them at that time so I prefer to tell them now “I love ya.”
Very touching, Wanda. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. I’m glad you were so lucky to have your Mom. Take good care. Stay safe.