I have been recently getting more taste to be brave lately: My last date, yesterday evening did not go as I expected as there were so many red flags. (He talked about politics, talked more than I, tried to control what I chose on the menu, criticized the area where I live in in terms of religion and buildings, criticized my phone to be too old and that I need to buy a new version because it's running out of storage). The hardest thing to me is to send a message to say that I am not interested because I am afraid sometimes to have an abusive response, but I had to do it. I am not going to continue blindly and being the painter 🖌️that says all is well, until I get into the relationship and I can no more. Hence, I sent him a text, and I archived the conversation because I was so afraid to see his response and it would waste my day in case of abusive response. Three hours later, I decided to look at his response and was surprised how positive it was and healing because now it gives me the courage to continue dating even more without being afraid to turn the man down. One of the sentences he said in his response, was particularly healing to me because he said: "I would have loved to continue dating you, but it is how you feel it" It is how I feel it 🙂💗 So, in brief, it helps me to continue sending messages like this if I didn't feel comfortable on a date without being afraid getting an abusive/inappropriate response. PS: Another win is that I also sent for the third time an email to my manager asking for a raise even though she kept ignoring my emails, she finally responded and said she will give me an answer in a few days.

Hi dear friends! ✨️ Yesterday's Mastermind was really good! 🩷Thank you Chaya for being with us on this journey!😊❤️🙏

Being kind and understanding that we are all human and capable of making mistakes is so important.🤗 We all have difficult days sometimes, moments of stress, exhaustion, or challenges that others may not see. Showing empathy, patience, and compassion allows us to look beyond a person's mistakes and see the human being behind them. When we choose this perspective, we open a window to recognize the good in others and appreciate that everyone is doing the best they can with what they are facing. A kind word, a smile, or a little understanding can make a bigger difference than we realize. 🌷 Wishing everyone a happy day, and may we always be blessed to see the good point in every person. ❤️

I have just had a bad experience right now (I am moving appartment and will not go into details). Anyway, I was too patient, I also gave the benefit of the doubt. Now I am upset. Instead of setting the boundaries before and setting a limit time frame, I trust the person. Next time, I need to set the boundary the earliest as possible and not be afraid to hurt and to look rude. Cause otherwise, I am sitting here, upset and wasting my time. Also, nobody wants to get at a stage where it all becomes overwhelming. Better to be assertive from the beginning. However, I am still struggling to get to this clean boundaries era: My problem is that I am still afraid to hurt and be seen so rude than nobody would want to approach me anymore.