The Hardest Thing

Today was an interesting day. I'll spare the details and just get to the point. Sometimes, all we want to do is be able to reach out and help someone who means so much to us. When the person hurting them is someone you care about too, you can't pick sides though. So what do you do? Let. Them. Fall. They'll only grow stronger because of it. Marvin J. Ashton said, "We should be more concerned with what we do with what happens to us than what happens to us." Sometimes, though, we have to let those we love make their decisions, good or bad, on their own and let them learn on their own. I guess basically I need to stop being so protective (invasive is another good word lol). I know this lesson will become more apparent through my life, but I also know the reward of falling and knowing the low, and then picking yourself up and finding how great it feels to be up high. For those I may have offended in the past, I'm sorry. We're all learning and I'm not perfect. But, everyday is a chance to learn.

What saves a man is to take a step.  Then another step.  It is always the same step, but you have to take it.  ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière

Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!  ~Allison Gappa Bottke

Today I'm grateful for breaks. Getting out at 12:30 is amazing. But so is school. Learning is an important part of life. No matter how much we all hate it. :)