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When is the last time that you were reading a good book and about the time that you reached the middle of the book, it started to get boring?  In fact, so boring that you were pushing yourself to finish it, just because you brought it, only to find yourself having to put it down, place it back on the bookshelf or donate it to a local thrift store just to rid yourself of it. 

This scenario can often times be similar to a relationship that just isn’t going anywhere.  We stay along for the ride, hoping for the thrills and zeal’s of the beginning, while pushing ourselves forward to that next day, only to find out that it actually turned out to be a bit more sour than our taste could bear.  We began to feel that there is no way out, but to remain isolated in a bottomless pit of too much trying. Feeling too tired to wave the S.O.S. flag, too exhausted to push forward, and too lazy to look as if the relationship is actually alive.

Is this knocking on anyone’s door? If so, are you willing to open the door or pretend as if you’re not home? The answer to either one of these questions has the ability to end or begin something simultaneously, and that something…is your LIFE.  As women, it is common knowledge that we give all of ourselves to everyone else, but fail to exercise that same principle in demanding that giving spirit in return.  This plays itself out in relationships that we know are dead or are approaching death, but we stay holding on even when it’s not trying to hold onto us.  Sacrificing ourselves for fear of the thoughts of others, fear of letting go, fear of the future or believing that the love that once was will wake up from the dead, even when it is lying in front of us uprooted and bearing no fruit.

Unfortunately, there is no right or wrong street to travel up on this road, because the contents in everyone’s car and the location to which they are traveling is different.  That decision must be made by the driver, passenger, or both. 

My only advice is to not remain stuck, don’t lose yourself, don’t sacrifice your happiness, embrace communication, and seek guidance from your higher power. 

We all have rough periods in our lives, just be sure not to let that “rough period” turn into your entire life.

Peace & Blessings

Edquina