A Cautionary Tale

I knew a man once who was very hard on his children at home. The relationship he had with them was vacant of kindness and his wife was always the mediator.

When he passed, there were at least one hundred or more stories that overwhelmed his children with how kind he was to the people he worked beside. He would always drive someone home in a storm, jump start a car, or lend a hand if someone needed a few bucks.

The accounts went on for a few weeks after the funeral.

The adults he raised were learning what a kind soul their father was to others; a side he rarely showed at home.

It was too late to get to know this man, and while the cheer he spread to others lived on, his family never knew him and, to this day, are resentful.

“All of us can be less tolerant of our spouses, children and immediate family than we are to strangers or co-workers. Take some time to notice if you are keeping score at home and harboring wounds. Don’t be a cautionary tale, like the man I knew.”

The person you want to be with your family is attainable, and I know you can find yourself with a little nudge. Give your family your best self.

If embracing your best traits is difficult for you to do at home, come in and let us meet.

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