I Will Survive

It really sucks seeing potential in a person and seeing it go to waste. But I'm learning. One of the biggest lessons I am learning is that I can't control other people. Being compassionate means giving others the space to be themselves and learn their own lessons.

Being sad when you see those lessons going unlearned is also part of compassion as well. That's the part that hurts. Sometimes life surprises us in good ways, sometimes in not so good ways. That's just how it goes sometimes.

But now, I turn my compassion back to myself.

I will survive.

Acceptance

A difficult thing for me is accepting that I am not responsible for anyone but myself. I can not "make" someone see things my way. I cannot force my thoughts and opinions upon others. As adults, we are all responsible for the decisions we make, the paths we choose.

I have made some very regrettable decisions in my life. I am responsible for them. I am responsible for trying to make things better. I cannot worry about what others are doing or thinking or how they are conducting themselves...because there is nothing that I can do to change that. I may feel sad about the choices and decisions that others make, but that's the most that I have a right to.

Learning to let go of that is a hard thing for me. But I am getting there, slowly. It's all part of the process.