When women reach their mid 40's to 50's, then not only their enemies, but their friends and family members often begin to refer to them as "bi***es." Some refer to it by it's technical name "peri-menopause" or "menopause." I like to refer to it as a time of special enlightenment! A gift straight from God.
As women, we are nurturers by nature. We give and give and give and we don't even notice how much we are giving or sacrificing because it just comes so natural to us (if we are normal). However, there comes a time when our mental health, physical health, spiritual health and pocketbook start to be effected in a very negative way if we continue to stretch ourselves beyond our boundaries. We cave to our husband, we cave to the kids, we cave to friends, we cave to family members, we cave to bosses (if we are not fortunate enough to be stay at home moms) and we even cave to people we can't stand sometimes!
I am tired of always caving to what everyone else wants, takes or expects from me. I am only one woman. I am not Wonder Woman. I don't even have
super powers. I don't have a money tree in my back yard. I am frankly a bit tired. I have been working 60 hours a week+ for the past 5 years and I am going to set some serious boundaries on my time, my finances, my energy and anything else that needs to have a boundary line put around it.
People are not going to like it. They are going to call me "selfish" and a "bi**h" and "mean" and no telling what else. I just really don't care anymore. I can only do so much for myself and so many others and that is as much I am willing to do. Most of all, if I am pleasing God with my actions... I don't really care what anyone else thinks and I promise it is not just because I happen to be having a PMS moment right now... if indeed I am.
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YOU GO GIRL!!! Good for you!!