Never get it right

Never get it right

Never get it right

I have a few people who just call me to talk, who are trapped in cycles that they can’t seem to break; very unhappy, depressed, filled with anxiety and fear. All I can do is listen, though I do give some points, but I don’t expect them to either agree with or perhaps do with what I recommend. Like the old saying goes, advice is cheap. Amen to that, hell I don’t often follow my own advice.

Sometimes I won’t answer the phone. When I feel overly stretched I ignore the call, but not for too long, only for a day or two, then reconnect with them. They after all are not the way they are on purpose, and if I had their problems I thing I would be doing a lot worse, yet they can still get too me.

They call and talk,
the wheel turns fast,
faster,
or at times even slows down a bit,
things get better for a short time
then it starts,
again,
unending it seems,
yet they continue on trying,
seeking,

that needs to be respected and honored,
I do honor them,
they have courage even if they can be a bit draining.
Still working on my boundaries,
perhaps I will never really get it right.