Learning how to deal with being disappointed or angry is part of growing up, and learning how to express these feelings to the people we care about without feeling worse afterwards—and without leaving them feeing bad too—takes time, and practice.
— Michele Herman, A Girl’s Guide To Life
This has been THE most important lesson of my life. Expressing feelings in a tense moment isn’t easy, and has taken a ton of practice, but the resulting level of mutual respect, understanding and empathy has been quite miraculous… for the most part. (Full disclaimer: some relationships have not survived, despite better communication skills. Perhaps some relationships are just not compatible enough). Just sayin’ :) Hugs and good luck. XO
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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