Your coffee isn’t made how you asked.

Your friend doesn’t return your call.

Your mayor embezzled funds.

Your pastor is caught in a sex scandal.

Your friend doesn’t show up on time. Once again.

Your alarm didn’t ring on time. No, wait you didn’t set it.

Betrayals come in small and large packages. There’s no surprise there. The interesting and long term blind spots in one’s life is recognizing the ones you cause and not just the ones one is a victim of.

I have betrayed people in my life. I like to think that since most of it was unintentional, I should be quickly and swiftly forgiven, but I have right to my anger when I am on the receiving end.

I am starting to reflect and study well my expectations and adjust them well rather than try to fix or control other people while still caring for them because my past dual options were either I idolize you or despise you. There wasn’t a middle ground for you because I didn’t know how to accept my own shadow and light.

Day 2 of Day 30 challenges. Part 1. I will post another one since I missed one from yesterday.