That overwhelming feeling that overtakes each of us. It feels like we are drowning and there is no way out. Sometimes the why is out of our control - it is about others and the choices they make that affect us. Sometimes, it is like Miss M - self inflicted and out of control.
Have had the Conversation about wanting to give our kids more and make life easier - and the consequences of what that has come to look like. Had that Conversation today. The consensus is that we are not sure we did that generation any good and if we even harmed them. They have had most everything handed to them and the result was not one of giving thanks but wanting more, and more...and more. Then you have to decide if you go toward the Tough Love light. The truth is not sure that we are ready to live with the Consequences of them being mad at us or worse, not having the skills to live thru the Touch Love. I have come to think they are stronger than we think and when we stop the madness, they can and will step up. But not until we stop. No stoppy by us, no stoppy from them. It will have to start with us. We will have to make the first move - they are not capable of taking the first step...until they are dropped from the nest - there would be absolutely no reason to even consider leaving the nest.
For each of us, the Flood will come. It will come in different ways, at different Seasons of our lives. It will feel overwhelming and awful but all floods come to an end, eventually and what is left is where the rebuilding can take place. What is washed away is gone. Time for Something new. Time for a new way. Time to change...
