Posted by sunny10 on May 19, 2005, at 9:02:29
In reply to Re: I am still in awe..babble is making me rethink » sunny10, posted by pinkeye on May 18, 2005, at 16:14:37
you're not "wrong" about any of what you project- you're human.
Human are multi-faceted people. There are many strengths and weakness in all of us.
But, wow, this stuff with your parents?!?!? You really ARE much stronger than you think you are.
And who DOESN'T cry from time to time? I couldn't sleep last night because I was thinking about all of the inconsistencies in the lives of women today. We are bombarded with so many dictates on how we "should be", both strong and weak, it is hard to know what to do, what to expect from the men in our lives.
The only thing I came up with is the fact that no matter what others do or say, I can only do what's best for me on any given day.
I rely on the Serenity Prayer and the phrase, "I'm doing the best that I can".
And from some of your other threads, it's sounds like you should definitely rethink your definition of yourself.
You say you're weak and don't know what you need to be happy, yet you DO something so difficult in order to be happier and more peaceful about your relationship with your parents.
The rest of the world defines us by our actions, not our thoughts. We have to start doing the same and stop being our own worst critics, I think...
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