“I’ve discovered that you can’t change people. They can change themselves.” ~Jim Rohn
“As much I want you to be happy, I’m realizing that I can’t be responsible for your happiness.”
I had never spoken truer words in my life. Even as the tears flowed down my cheeks, I felt a profound sense of freedom and lightness.
My mother suffers from major depressive disorder. For much of my life I truly believed that there was something I could do to bring her out of it. I tried to be the “perfect daughter.” I minimized my own emotional presence. I did everything I could to make her smile.
Yet nothing I did seemed to make any difference in her mood.
Full story at: Create Emotional Freedom by Setting Healthy Boundaries | Tiny Buddha.
Bright, shiny objects! 