At the risk of being a bit of a downer during a Celebration, I’d like to create a little room to acknowledge people who haven’t felt in a position to give as much as they had hoped / expected / planned for due to life circumstances. I’m unfortunately in that camp this year.[1] So I would like to express empathy with anyone who is in the same boat and feeling sad and/or guilty about it. If we are giving what we can (not in the capitalized sense), sometimes we aren’t in a position to give as much and have to radically accept that.
This is due to two separate family-of-origin situations that are consuming a lot of my financial and other resources to mitigate. One of them—involving a terminally-ill parent—is also why I’ve been less active on-Forum as of late.
I’m so sorry to hear about your difficult life circumstances last year! I know we don’t know each other personally, but I’ve often enjoyed your comments over the years.
If we are giving what we can (not in the capitalized sense), sometimes we aren’t in a position to give as much and have to radically accept that.
I liked this framing! I feel tempted to add something like, “this is a marathon not a race” / “it’s ok to take a break”.
At the risk of being a bit of a downer during a Celebration, I’d like to create a little room to acknowledge people who haven’t felt in a position to give as much as they had hoped / expected / planned for due to life circumstances. I’m unfortunately in that camp this year.[1] So I would like to express empathy with anyone who is in the same boat and feeling sad and/or guilty about it. If we are giving what we can (not in the capitalized sense), sometimes we aren’t in a position to give as much and have to radically accept that.
This is due to two separate family-of-origin situations that are consuming a lot of my financial and other resources to mitigate. One of them—involving a terminally-ill parent—is also why I’ve been less active on-Forum as of late.
I’m so sorry to hear about your difficult life circumstances last year! I know we don’t know each other personally, but I’ve often enjoyed your comments over the years.
I liked this framing! I feel tempted to add something like, “this is a marathon not a race” / “it’s ok to take a break”.