A Paradox

Why is it that the people who are the most important to us don’t always get our best?

So often I see people giving their all at work, building an awesome career, touching lives, but at home that same energy is not applied to those they care about most.

• We reserve our best for strangers, or at best colleagues.
• We return home depleted, needing to recharge, with nothing left to give our loved ones.
• We extend understanding and caring in the marketplace, but we demand and assume at home.

And then we are surprised when our families are in dysfunction.

We have to extend grace to each other, giving each other the benefit of the doubt.  We can’t take it personally when our loved one is not at his or her best.

Love your loved ones well while you can.