Today's Life Lesson

I had planned to continue blogging about my baby-making woes... but in true DBooth-fashion, my frustration has shifted and in holding with my "Live YOUR truth" motto, I have to take this time to vent...

I've always seen my role in my family as the peace-maker -- the one who tries to right all the wrongs and make everyone happy. Admittedly, this has always been a pretty hard job, but I felt that it was one that I was fairly good at... until about a year ago when I mailed a letter that threw everything out of whack. As a result, I have been trying to tread lightly to avoid making matters worse ever since.

Granted, I'll be the first to say that I'm overly-sensitive. If someone I care about gets their feelings hurt, my feelings get hurt too... on their behalf. Slightly crazy, I know. But it's that sensitivity that makes me who I am, so I'm not going to apologize for it... living my truth and all that.

So now that I feel like matters have gotten out of hand, I don't know what to do. Experience has taught me to mind my own business and let these things work themselves out... but what if they don't? AARGH! I have so many other things going on that I can stress myself out about, so I'm channeling this particular frustration into today's entry.

Those of you who really know me know that I lost my grandfather last year and that I had SO much guilt about the things that I hadn't said to him and about having not seen or talked to him that often since my wedding in '08. I wouldn't wish that feeling on anyone. Fortunately there was never any animosity or hurt feelings between my Paw-Paw and me, BUT if I felt that guilty and there wasn't an outstanding issue, I can only imagine how I would feel if something happened to someone I cared about that I was mid-spat with.

Long story short, I want to remind everyone that tomorrow's not promised to any of us. If you're angry at a spouse, a loved one, a parent, a sibling, a friend, a child, a neighbor, whoever - drink some prune juice and let that Sugar-Honey-Ice-Tea go. If a discussion is required - have it.. and then be done with it. Life's simply too short for such silliness.