Page Turner's Blog, page 7

When You’re Suspicious of Your Own “Growth”

I have suffered from people pleasing my whole life, and am inclined to change too much for other people, especially if I like them. Even if it makes me miserable. It's easy in such a situation to be suspicious of your own growth.

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“At Least It Didn’t Ruin a Good Mood”

I've stopped myself, reeling from the surreal feeling of so many things going wrong, and I've said, "Well, at least it didn't ruin a good mood."

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You Spontaneously Did the Thing I Decided I Could Live Without

It happens then, on a random day long into the future, years after we first spoke of it. You do the thing I asked you to do. The one you said you could never do.

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Fixers Don’t Realize It’s a Huge Deal to Simply Hang Out With Someone Who Is Suffering

I know it didn't feel like enough to you. But it was everything to me. Thank you.

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You’re Entitled to Your Story & They’re Entitled to Theirs

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”

-Anne Lamott

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Attraction Is Easy for Me, Trust Isn’t

I don't act on attractions quickly, even if I formed them that way. Attraction is easy for me. Trust isn't.

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When Accountability Talks Go Well

I was so nervous to tell you that I was upset.

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I’ve Always Had the Least Patience for My Own Suffering

My biggest problem isn't that other people aren't judging my for my timeline -- I am.

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I Have This Friend Who Keeps Getting Stinkfished

I have a friend who keeps getting stinkfished by dates.

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That Feeling When You Realize You Don’t Matter As Much to Them as They Do to You

You say you care. You do. Say I'm the center of your universe. But your actions paint a different picture.

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