I’m forever fielding questions and conflicts, smoothing out the rough edges of life and personalities for my loved ones, or trying to.
I’ve just finished refereeing a match between the personalities, desires, and feelings of my husband and my son.
The real issue is mine, and it is this:
I’m damn tired of putting others’ fragile egos before my own preferences!
Sorry, I didn’t mean “before;” I meant “over and above,” “instead of,” “regardless of,” whichever you choose, it’s still the same.
And I have just enough energy left to ask myself what would happen if I met my own expectations for a change, instead of meeting the expectations of others at the expense of my own!
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Six sentences for Denise’s “field” prompt at
#SixSentenceStories!
It is good to meet one’s own expectations. I especially liked that last sentence.
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Well said. Go read the book The Four Tendencies, and you might find the key to keeping your own expectations in it.
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“To thine own self be true”. I can say from experience, easier said than done 🙂
A process of self evolving is the term I apply to my own self.
As already implied, you’d no doubt have more energy (always a +); ideally husband and son would learn to forge their own path towards an understanding of each other.
Self discovery and reward for all involved! (Looks good on paper, anyway 😀 )
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Totally worth the effort (to meet your own expectations) but, as Denise writes above, easier said than done.
From personal experience, beware the entangling of expectations, they are rooted on both ends and the far end is easier to see than the one within us.
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Super creative use of the cue. Well done you! Me likey!
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I get it. I’m the family cheerleader. I spend a lot of time lifting everyone else and refereeing their arguments, and thus, my own cup doesn’t get filled.
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One wonders whether your and their expectations are actually the same??? 🤣 It’s kinda why we do it?
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Trying to smooth out the rough edges of life and personalities whether within a family situation or among those with whom you work certainly can drain one of their energy. Finding ways to replenish ones “bucket” is so important to maintaining one’s own sanity, as well as providing a way to find new insights as to how to help others.
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Sometimes edges, when left rough turn into gears in motion. One can hope…
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