IF YOU DESIRE PEACE AND QUIET, WOULD YOU GO TO A ROCK CONCERT?
Shhh. I said, “Shhh.” What don’t you people understand? I asked you to be quiet.
Sometimes we go to the wrong places, expecting our needs to be met. Sometimes we go to people wanting something that they just cannot give. We end up begging, pleading, wishing, and wasting our time. We often know that they can’t give us what we need, but we insist that they change. We insist that the musicians quiet down, without realizing that we are the ones that went to the rock concert in the first place.
Are you looking for peaches in the shoe store?
Are you looking for support from individuals who do not know how to be supportive?
Are you looking for praise from people who are often critical?
Are you committing to a person, just hoping that you will change them into what you need?
Just remember that the only person that you have the power to change is yourself.
Don’t waste your time trying to get the shoe salesperson to give you a peach. Go to the produce stand and get your peach, or appreciate what the shoe salesperson can give- shoes.
So true! This can be applied to so many aspects of our lives.
I agree. It can.
A very simply worded terrific post about a complex issue which I have been writing about in a draft this past week. Thank you for sharing! Blessings to you!
Thank you for reading and commenting. I look forward to reading what you write.
Very true, it was a lesson I finally learned and it was a good one!
I finally learned it, too. 🙂
Excellent post! Thank you! Please know I’ve nominated you for the Super Sweet Blogger Award ~ http://misifusa.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/a-thanksgiving-feast-of-super-sweet-bloggers/ I want to share your wisdom with everyone! 🙂
Thank you so much. I am truly honored by your nomination. Hugs to you. 🙂
Very good and wise words, have a blessed Thankgiving with those you love.
Wonderfully put…I learned from this and all of your posts…thank you!
Thank you, Barbara. Have a great day!
Bravo! Well said. It is not worth expending the energy on situations that you have no control of. Take a deep breath and move on.
Yes, so true! Thank you for your comments.
This all sounds so obvious, but sometimes, we do get it wrong. 🙂
Yes, sometimes we do. Great to hear from you.
Great post!!! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog
You are welcome. I look forward to stopping by again.