i've been trapped in your downfall
for so long now
i can't pull myself out
and these days are
breaking me down
could it be your misery
i'm loving somehow
we can't turn this around
Blog about the piece:
One big thing I have been working on this year is to detach myself from others' problems -- to not ignore or not listen to them, but to listen in a new way, to listen empathetically. I choose to be there without judgement and know that they have their own path to walk, and so that means keeping my mouth shut and not handing out so much advice. (Ugh! This is hard to do!) Sometimes I find myself so caught up in someone else's worries that I carry stress all day long and don't get much sleep -- how unhealthy is that? It can be addicting. By tying ourselves up in someone else's mess we often have no room to clean up our own. I think it's important to be there for others, to give a shoulder, a hand, or a hug. But be cautious. Don't let their misery break you down.
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