Recently I became aware of how (I) project my own issues onto others. We mirror what's going on inside us to our relationships in life. So no wonder things keep happening over and over again in work, friendships, families, this is part of me trying to make me pay attention to them so that they can heal. The take I got from this was that I need to be a LOT more patient with myself and the other person(s). At least this has been true for me.