Posted by Dinah on July 4, 2005, at 13:54:18
In reply to Re: Disconnected with T » rockymtnhi, posted by Shortelise on July 4, 2005, at 13:15:44
Most likely we're in different places right now.
I think I'm particularly aware of my tendency to stick with things that are no longer as helpful to me, or as interesting, or whatever it may be. That's both a good and bad quality in myself. It's good because I'm a loyal and committed friend, spouse, therapist client, and to some extent, employee. It's good because it leads me to stick through natural ebbs and flows in a relationship.
But it's bad in that in makes me vulnerable to extreme distress when others change. And it's bad in that it probably keeps me from growing and becoming all that I can be.
I think right now, I'm acknowledging the bad side of that quality more than I have in the past. So I tend to see things from that perspective.
I suspect that only the parties involved can really search themselves and see if it's an opportunity to grow together, or an opportunity to grow apart.
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