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The only one that cares the most is you

I have heard a phrase in the past that didn’t quite make sense until recently. “The person who cares for you the most, understands you the deepest, and stays with you through everything is ultimately you.” We can’t expect everyone to be around every minute. To be available at our beckon call. It doesn’t mean that we don’t have people that do really care about us. But it is true that there is only one person that understands us. The hard part is there are times when I don’t understand myself at all. Them My son is a preteen boy. …

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All I want to do is understand

I had an interesting conversation with my mom this week. I have been working on improving myself and loving myself these past 3 years. Learning to love who I am and enjoy being me. Since I also found the new job, it has really helped. Pushing me to believe in myself and trust my instincts. But I still have down days. Bad days that want me to hide from all that know me. And in the conversation with my mom, she couldn’t understand why I had them. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Ever ask someone to explain how they felt at …

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It is in the understanding of the beholder

I had an interesting conversation with my mom recently. We talk just about every day. Most of the time it is on my way home from work to help me get through the long commute home. A chance to wind down from the day, bounce ideas off of her, and ultimately, a chance to vent about some of the things going on in my life. This latest conversation reminded me that there are many people in the world that do not understand what some of us live through each day. And that, right there, is why so many of us …