Taking Offense
This has been on my heart to write about for a while now. I learned the concept in therapy, to assume that those that love and care about us have good intentions and aren’t specifically out to hurt us. Inevitably in any relationship, feelings get hurt and offenses do happen. But I don’t think they need to happen as much as they do. And I think that text and email have contributed to an increase in misunderstandings and offenses. If you find yourself taking offense easily, or feeling like people close to you don’t like you or are purposely out to hurt you, I highly encourage you to seek therapy. This can be a trauma response resulting from unhealed emotional or psychological issues. This is really the first step, because what I’m about to share next wouldn’t have helped me before I did my own self-healing. You need to believe in yourself and see yourself as a good person, worthy of love and kindness. You ARE! You are a good person, worthy of love and kindness, in case no one has to