Life Made Lovely

There's a lot of chatter about unhealthy relationships. You know... if it's a significant other. But when it comes to our every day relationships, our friendships, there isn't a lot being said. And in this day and age, it's important that we actually have these conversations because there are those that will leach the joy right out of our lives.   Show Notes Summer vacation is rapidly coming to a close. I'm not totally said. But I'm not totally happy either. I miss the normalcy, I miss the routine. But I will totally miss my kids. One of the things I learned over the summer is that I had been making excuses for another person to treat me poorly. Rather than allow myself to put a stop to unhealthy behavior, I absorbed the blame and told myself that I was feeling off by interactions because I was tired, overwhelmed, introverted, etc. What was actually happening is that I was in a relationship with a person who was insecure with their own success. That insecurity led this person to belittle, berate and cri