Never again

I am passionate about what I do, and I commit my heart and soul to it.  It takes up a huge amount of my energy, but I love doing it.  Every single person I help, every person I engage with is special to me. And most of the time, 99% of the time, it is worth everything I put into it.  But sometimes, very occasionally, it sucks the life right out of me.

I've had a revolting week, absolutely revolting.  It is a story too long, depressing and political to go into but suffice it to say that it is a week I wouldn't want to repeat.  It took all of my energy, emotions, time and sanity to sort out.  But sort it out, I eventually did.

However, looking back I have realized that there is such a thing as 'too much'.  You can give too much, you can care too much.  And you can sacrifice too much to appease others.

Looking back, I have decided that never again will I let this take so much of my soul

Looking back, I have decided that never again will I let this take so much from my family

Looking back, I have decided that never again will I allow this to make me doubt myself

And looking down, I have decided that never again will I go so long between pedicures. 

There is only so much I can sacrifice; cracked heels and chipped nail polish must never, ever happen again. 

Comments

[Andria]

Sometimes when you give an inch, people will take a mile. Kudos to you for standing up for yourself.

[Orange]

"Looking back, he vowed to start waxing."

"Looking back, Quasimodo wondered how long that hump had been there."

[Chickenpig]

Well, you've got to have your priorities...right? I mean having having a week that truly sucks beyond belief is one thing, but having a week that sucks AND need a pedicure? Too much. ;)

So glad to see you got to the other side of the Suckweek with your sense of humor intact.

[Paula]

Not to dredge it up but give a *little* hint about what IT was. (?)

[Heather Ann]

I hear you! I was telling my husband the other day that life takes so much time and personal maintenance tends to fall to the side. And you turn around and your rough ugly caloused heels are getting stuck when you try to put a pair of socks on, and those wayward dark prickly hairs on your chin have cropped up again and all of a sudden there is a unibrow on your forehead. Female maintenance is important, even while disasters are happening around us!

[JennG]

I'm so sorry your week was hard - and I hear you on the maintenance. At least you can hide your feet; eyebrows are a bit harder!

[Charlene Heath]

Hi Tertia, I unfortunately did not see the programme, but apparently you were interviewed on TV. Please tell us how all of that went???
thanks, Charlene - East London