Oh, yes, we all have that "weighty issue" that we drag around with us. We hope that someone might someday come along and help us - actually help, not just say they're going to help. But what I've discovered is most times, a person will come along and say "oh, yes! I will help you with your burden!" then as soon as you accept their help, they either drop it immediately to the ground and skip merrily away, or they use it to bludgeon you about the head and shoulders.
Sometimes whatever it is that we carry around with us is something we can't "just" get rid of - and it is incredibly painful for people to tell you to just "cowboy up" and deal with it. Oh, how I would love to smack the people who do that. There's that whole "walk a mile in my shoes" thing, but for some, they still wouldn't get it. So my load.....remains my load.
But sometimes we reach a point in our lives when we realize we've outgrown that load. I've been working on getting rid of a particular bit of burden for some time now, but believe it or not, some folks insist on making sure I still carry it around. There's a friend for ya. I've finally found a place where I'm happy and I very much would like to put all my time and energy towards that happiness. If I can just kick this one thing to the curb, I would be so much happier - and yet.....
I have one obligation left. I will fulfill that obligation. Then I'm done.
