Disappointment

So life isn't always a bed of roses.  We were never promised it would be.  Truthfully, life can be disappointing.  Very disappointing.  People we love let us down.  Friends we thought we could rely upon disappear.  Or maybe our expectations are too high and thus we set ourselves up for disappointment.  Whatever the situation, its truthful to say that sometimes life just sucks.

But, that's life.  Disappointment is a part of living.  It's how you respond and what you take from these situations, these disappointments, that becomes the lesson.  If a person disappoints you and lets you down time and again, do you keep going back and giving them the opportunity to continue this pattern?  We don't want to.  But I know we do.  The lesson isn't always easy to learn. 

We weren't placed on this earth for a miserable existence, and being surrounded by people who continually disappoint us and let us down can lead to a miserable existence.  By no means do I think we should stop loving these people, because more often than not they are family members or close friends!  But there is a way to do it from afar.  Keeping the distance can keep the peace - and help you keep your sanity!

Yes its easier said than done - especially when its a co-worker, ex-spouse, close friend or family member.  We have to interact with them whether we want to or not.  We might be assigned to work with them on a project if its a co-worker, or we may often see them at family gatherings if its a family member.  We can be kind and still care about them, pray for them and even forgive them.  But we don't have to let them in close enough to where they have the opportunity to hurt us again.  We can learn to keep them at bay and in return live a much richer and happier life. 

We've been told to love one another.  No one ever said anything about liking each other.  And believe me, there's a huge difference! You can easily love someone without liking the things that they do or the way that they act.  And if the things they do affect you in a negative way...love them from afar!