Ann

Oh boy, did that ever hit home with me.

Even with recovery, I too often let how someone else feels effect how I feel. To some point that is human nature...if someone is grumpy and crabby and nasty it is just natural to feel offended or hurt, but the part I keep forgetting is that how someone else feels is not about ME.

I am a negativity magnet, so I avoid it whenever I can and remove myself from it when it shows up in my space.

I remember discussing my recovery once with my son. He said he was glad that I had backed off from trying to "fix" everything in his life and that sometimes he just needed to sort out his own bad day.

I remember that because I had not been aware of how interfering I was and it was such a relief to just let go of what was not mine to control.

Thanks for posting this Lightseeker, it's food for thought even today.

Oh...one last thing...I too have heard of what was called a hole in my soul. To me it was that void that I filled with spiritual goodness that I found through recovery.

Hugs