Minute To Freedom

I discovered that there were painful periods of time while I was growing up that I had blocked out, but which were still impacting me strongly.

I decided in my early ‘20s the one thing I wanted most in life was not to be like my Dad. Then I realized I had become just like him.

When I was successful as a child, I got belittled or put down, and as an adult tended to easily become discouraged and give up on projects.

Being extraordinarily analytical, I ruminated over my problems for long periods, until confronted by a good friend who wouldn’t support that behavior.

Since everything was unpredictable when I was growing up, I had poor benchmarks for knowing what normal households looked like.

Today let’s talk about finishing things. Has it ever felt like you struggled to finish things – an assignment at work, a fixit project at home?

I learned as a child not to talk about what happened inside my household, and had to learn to break that cycle as an adult.