I have lived my life being a good little girl, doing the things I should do. Some people just have that kind of personality. It’s not a bad thing, but there can be excesses, especially when you have the responsibility for taking care of a chronically ill family member.
I find that I have forgotten how to do the things I *want* to do. Most of the time, I don’t even know what I want - because I am so used to being given (by life or by God or by my overactive conscious) a list of things I *should* do, that I need to do.
A friend of mine, who is a therapist, has been known to tell his clients, “Stop *shoulding* all over yourself!” Good advice! I want to start being more aware of my *wants* and less aware of the *shoulds* in my life.
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