Misconceptions & Mindfulness

Somewhere along the lines, people got the wrong impression! I mean somebody told somebody and they told somebody that it was okay to say and do hurtful things to people all in the name of love and family.

Yes you heard that right. Some people like to justify hurting others by pulling the old “we’re family and family should be able to come to each other,” card. This is a problem for many reasons. The first reason is that going around telling people off just almost never ends well! You can’t expect people to be receptive to the mean things you say just because y’all have known each other forever. And furthermore, it’s just unkind.

The second reason this is a bad idea is that this kind of thing ruins relationships! It’s best to take a step back, think about how you’d feel if someone stepped to you the way you stepped to them and decide if it’s worth severing a relationship you value.

Hurting people you proclaim to love should never make you feel good. It should never make you feel like you did the right thing regardless of how that person reacted. In the moment that you realize you’ve hurt your loved one, you might consider weighing the cost of your actions.

Some things are too petty and just not worth pushing people you care about to a place where they don’t even want to be around you! Because let’s be honest, who wants to sit in your face after you’ve hurt them and made them feel like crap? Nobody!

It’s important to know that people are already fighting battles you don’t know about. Life comes with its own challenges already and so your loved one doesn’t need you hurting them too! Mindfulness is everything so just ask yourself first, is it worth it!