My sister is going through something and I want to do everything I can possibly do to help her. Hold on, I want to rephrase that: I will do everything I can possibly do to help her.
Even though she doesn’t act like it, she still is my LITTLE sister! I love her with more than all my heart and I would do anything and everything to protect her. But I need to learn how to let her lick her own wounds and let her find her own cures. That is hard for me to do because I don’t want to see her in pain. So when I see everyone around her just standing around, not paying attention to how wounded she is, everything inside me is telling me to rush over and help her because I was in that position and I didn’t like it so I want to make it easier on her. I’m learning how to give her advice and listen to her so she can deal with this in her own way so she’ll heal properly. On the other hand I’m doing my best to not let it influence my growth and happiness. I’ve learned that you can best help someone if you have peace. How can you help someone find their peace if you yourself are in a storm? But also, don’t let that person pull you into their storm! Keep your feet on the ground and your vision clear. Sometimes I have to take a step back from her situation, meditate on it and think about how I got out of that same storm. After doing all of that, I can start figuring out which advice will work for her. Even if I’ve prepared every word I want to say in advance, as soon as we talk, I say things I didn’t think of before. You know what? I don’t know how to help my sister out of her storm. It makes me sad but I know I can only be here for her if I don’t let her current situation affect my life. Because if I allow that to happen, I’ll get depressed. What good would that do her? Me? My family? None! So I listen to her, we talk about everything, I give her a shoulder to cry on if she needs it and I make sure she knows that I am always here. 24/7. I can describe this in a whole lot of very beautiful words but it’s simple. Opening myself up to her also helps. By sharing the details of my story she never heard before my story becomes relatable to her. And sure, I do think about it, more than I should, but that’s just who I am. I’m a thinker. But I don’t let it consume me. I don’t let it become my personal problem. If I do, I can’t do anything to help her. I’m doing everything I can to make it a little easier on her but I can’t do it for her. It sucks but she has to do it herself and to be honest, she’s doing such a good job. I’m proud of her! Help that person that needs you, just don’t let their pain because you pain! Please share your thoughts/experiences in the comments below or send me an email. You can also talk to me on Twitter @uGottaLoveAimee or Facebook @ Straight Thinking. (My Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are in the sidebar, just click on the button) I’m a work in progress, just like everyone else.
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