What is one way you have grown this year?
The year feels like it’s just begun and here we are half way through.
This prompt ties in again with the other prompts we’ve had about boundries and looking back to our younger selves.
This year I’ve learned to set boundaries without guilt. Without letting whatever it is slide or make excuses.
I’ve grown this year to be more selfish and not offer myself to those who do not respect me. I was unable to do that before and I wasn’t fully happy. I was always on high alert waiting for something to happen, in certain situations. I would avoid a conversation so there was no conflict. I was not respecting myself enough to say enough is enough.
With having grown in that way it’s also helped me communicate better. I am speaking up when something bothers me, instead of avoiding and harboring. I’ve learned to give space and stop trying to fix what I can not fix. I’ve learned that I can’t be the net for my adult kids. They have to fly and I have to know they will still be there when I say no. Eventually they will respect me more for it in the end because I’m allowing them to grow as well.
Being Me Sober 