I have discovered one of the reasons why John and I are so exhausted in life. We are constantly trying to keep people happy. If it is not work related, such as customers, insurance reps, employees, etc., then it is friends, church leaders, church members and (of course) family.
We love being loved and needed, but sometimes we need a break. We went on vacation last week and really enjoyed the time away from the shop and from the “busy-ness” of life. However, since we got back, we have done nothing but work to make people happy around us who happened to get “unhappy” while we were gone. The most frustrating thing about it is we didn’t even know we did anything to make people upset. And, even though we had a restful and relaxing vacation, I can almost guarantee that next year when I start trying to plan a vacation, John is going to basically refuse to go. God help us!
