Sometimes You're the Windshield, Sometimes You're the Bug

Sometimes do you feel like you’re just damned if you do and damned if you don’t? I’m planning to keep this blog very G-rated but there’s just no substitute word for that saying. I’ve decided that in some situations all you can do is the right thing. I work very hard at a job where I help people all day long--help them solve their problems, listen to them when they think they're the only person in the world going through this and reassure them that they're not, break the bad news to their loved ones when they don’t have the courage or strength to do it. I think I'm a good (yet very flawed) person and I’m always going to strive to do the right thing and try to put my needs before others and tell the truth. And well, if I don’t get that respect in return then that’s okay. I can sleep at night know I did what I thought was best, right, just, kind.

Richard always likes to remind me of these two things--
1. “Nobody is perfect Robin”

2. “Every family is not like yours”

I have to remind myself that all families are different with different issues and although I think my family’s way is the right way and the best way. It’s not. It’s just the way I know. It's tough to understand a world where people don’t take food when someone dies, where people don’t say thank you, where people don’t keep in touch with their loved ones, where people abuse and use each other, where there’s jealousy, and spitefulness, and where love and support aren’t the number one priority. I know all kinds exist, believe me I do. I worked for social services—I’ve seen the nastiness that’s out there. I guess I know it exists because I see it...almost every day. But when it's personal (meaning my friends, loved ones, etc.) it’s harder to swallow. 


So here's to recognizing how fortunate you are if you have people in your life who show love and support no matter what the circumstances! And I pray that others who don't give that or receive that will find it.