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Sometimes, I can’t see the trees because I am looking at the forest. I know how that popular adage goes, but my experience in relationships is often the opposite of how the saying goes. I missed a small but significant detail about someone I like, and I have some habits to modify. Let me non-specifically explain.
One evening recently, I handled my anger very poorly. To be intentionally vague, the cluster of poor decisions doused some of the flames between me and young lady.
I was myself in the moments where I reacted poorly, but I don’t like the choices I made. That means, I’ve got some changes to make. Call it healing to do. Call it growing or whatever other podcast-y language that applies.
I believe in being yourself. I believe in it as strongly as devout religious people believe in their religion. But also, I think you can still be/become a better self if you don’t like something about who you are right now. This paragraph is for me. I needed to say that out loud.
Song in my head right now: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters
I don’t know if it’s irony, coincidence, or divine, but there are bars in the song Smoke Gets in Your Eyes that are not only extremely cool but very relevant. Safe to say these lyrics influenced this journal post:
They said someday you’ll find all who love are blind. When your heart’s on fire, you must realize smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters
Chillingly on the nose, right?
A transparent apology followed
A couple of conversations followed the incident where I gave my young lady a very transparent apology. Of course, the damage had already done its job, but I didn’t want to end a post with a cliffhanger about what followed. She and I discussed our parts and understood each other. Our growth together was impacted. Call it a significant setback.
