Bleedin for Things You Never Needed
Today's wisdom from a COUNTRY SONG...is why are you still bleedin' for things you ain't needin'?
This brilliant song written by Grace Potter features the powerful lines:
"I wish I could have seen through your eyes
Maybe then I would have realized
I'm the only one who's bleeding
For the things I never needed"
What did I learn from this song?
I was clinging to things that don't matter - like job titles, luxury suites, cars, and homes. My work weeks were long and I was bleeding for things I never needed.
I didn't want to be the one to let people down but I was just running myself around. By not taking care of myself, I wasn't able to be present for the people in my life that mattered the most.
It was time to take long hard look at myself. I was frustrated at work and sad, scared, and alone in my marriage and I was not doing a thing about it.
I got my self straightened out one choice at a time. I chose what mattered to me - physical health, mental health, and family - and I started bleeding (or sweating, or crying) for the things I really needed.
Grace Potter may have felt like she was the only one, but I know you might be bleeding, too.
What are the things you really need?
P.S. - give Grace a listen, you won't be disappointed.
https://youtu.be/1Qy67CqmX-o?si=tnQRCXMYXige_rKW
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Divorce is hard enough, why go through it alone?
