When we come to a crossroads in our life it is a time of a lot of reflecting. I was drafting a post to my daughter for FACEBOOK and then decided not to post it, mainly due to the length and then so I decided to turn it into a blog post. Here goes:
Lauren I agree you are way beyond your years in maturity. You are rare in that you are a born go-getter and don't need to be taken to the well for water to drink. You are the type that goes out and finds your own water and will dig your own well if you have to. Others, not so much so.
Life also has those who will wait for you to fetch the water, bring the water to them, get them a cup, pour it in the cup for them, put the cup up to their mouth, and leave you hoping they will at least sip it.
And then there will be others who will not even sip or swallow and you have to inject fluid into their veins to keep them from dehydrating. Then they surmise your supply should always be full even when they keep draining it. Then please but please don't feel some kind of way or catch an attitude because they not expecting anything more than what you've always done. But rather it is I who is expecting too much. And if I start feeling some kind of way I am the one with the attitude.
Life is full of surprises and people will surprise you. You don't have full control over another person's actions. And you definitely don't have control over their reaction.
We all go through different challenges, and at times ups and downs and maybe even some crazy turnarounds. But life goes on and we have to keep moving forward and make the best of it.
The way some folks treat you will leave you filling drained and like you're in a rut. But the key is to keep pressing forward regardless. Just think if they didn't see the strength or the resource in you they probably wouldn't be coming to you.
Look at the bright side and try and tap into all that energy they fill you are full of and make it work for you. Yes some people are mature beyond their years and some have some catching up to do. But in all times I am hoping I am moving forward in Godspeed.
