5d • CHALLENGES
Challenged & Supported
Lately I have been feeling self-conscious. I went away on vacation during my sons Spring Break. I gained about 15 pounds since last summer and I am trying to get back into the groove of things on my fitness. All this to say I weighed myself Sunday and I was 4 pounds heavier (seemed to be water weight as I am back down now). This has led me to feel very low about myself and on top of that I have been getting more agitated with my wife. To make matters even worse I finally went to do my taxes and told my wife we might owe money, but I wasnt sure how much. I shared this while she is in the middle of planning my sons birthday party next week. Long story short I have been feeling pretty alone in my marriage. I told my wife yesterday afternoon (prior to the call) that I felt like I had to carry the weight by myself and as if we were not a team and I really felt like I had nothing left in my tank to give.
She stopped and said she never wanted me to feel like we werent on the same team and she took initiative and held space for me. I didn't feel like I deserved it because a part of me that tells me I am irresponsible kept coming up, but her being there and holding space for me really brought me back into the moment and helped me re-center myself. I cried because she let me know it was ok to feel what I was feeling. She was not judging me she just wanted me to let her into that space and when I did I felt so much relief.
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