Growing up is not always easy. Being an
adult, accepting responsibility and acting maturely is not what I always want.
It’s rarely the easiest thing to do in any given situation.
Maybe I spent the better portion of my
adolescents and young adulthood escaping responsibility, but I’ve found that a
huge part of my growing process has come with the realization that I am solely
responsible for my happiness and for my reactions to situations. It is up to me
to process and respond to circumstances that are unpleasant and it is up to me
to make decisions that will bring me success and joy.
Becoming the kind of person that I want
to be is a bit of a learning process. Every time I feel like I’ve figured
something out, you my dear life throw me another curveball and I find myself standing
at the plate baffled at the pitch after I swung and missed.
With this process, I hope that those
around me are willing to employ the great gift of grace toward me, a certain
amount of forgiveness and a lot of love. I sure hope that this gift is
something that I am ALWAYS willing to share with those around me.
I find that I get frustrated with those
around me that aren’t embarking down the road I’m on with me, that they too are
not striving to become the same kind of person I want to become, or perhaps
they aren’t sure what kind of person they would like to become so rather than
become they stay at the same stage.
I had an awakening, curveball type of
experience today that showed me I need to be careful with the expectations I
hold those around me to. I need to be quick to forgive and slow to anger, quick
to understand and slow to pass judgment.
Just do me this favor today, be quick to
forgive, even if it is not completely deserved. Just give someone a break
today, because they’re just trying to figure it out too.
