Making Your Spouse The Villain

A number of years back I thought, “I’m done with being a lawyer” - and I approached my wife about it. She wasn’t that supportive. Or at least, I didn’t feel supported.

I was really mad about it. And I held that resentment for a while.

Until I sat down and asked myself if I was ready to leave.

And I realized with embarrassment and a little bit of shame, that I was not ready to quit being a lawyer. That I was too afraid.

The problem had never been my wife. It had always been me. I was looking to her to solve my problem for me.

This happens a lot in our lives, where the problem seems easy to fix, but we have diagnosed the problem all wrong.

And the solution can’t come until we keep our eyes open and assess the problem for what it is.

Often, solving the “problem” will make the situation worse. On the bright side, sometimes trying to solve what you think the problem is will help you diagnose the real, underlying problem.

So keep working through it, keep pushing, keep your eyes open and your chin up.

I would love to hear what you think about this.

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