There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, ‘Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?’
I am thankful for the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight because she is home with me and not with someone else. For the husband who is on the sofa who is being a couch potato because he is home with me and not out at the bars.
Avoidance affects us all, but it is different for every person. Regardless of who you are, there are certain things, people, situations or emotions that you avoid whether or not you’re conscious of it.
“Look at my writing, Mama. Isn’t it beautiful?” My heart rejoiced hearing those words flow out of my daughter’s mouth as she did her homework. My heart was awakened on several levels. One is that, it is every parent’s wish for their children to love themselves and hearing her acknowledge her own accomplishment fulfilled that desire in me. Almost immediately, my heart paused with a wanting and a hoping for her to hold onto that confidence and preserve that self-admiration.
