Offended vs. Feelings I Didn't Know I Had

I'm just gonna get right to the point. I just discovered yet another thing about myself! I do realized that I get upset over little things a lot, but I get over them fast. I'm sure your all rolling your eyes right about now, and I never thought I got over things fast either. But I do. Let me explain.

I am not the kind of person that gets my feelings hurt often. Unless my family or really close friends say something to me, I usually don't care what other people think of me. If someone thinks I am "Too Enthusiastic" or a "Fun Crusher" than that's their problem, because I like me. My family likes me. I stay with in Jehovah's guide lines. And I have friends who I think like me. So as long as I am not offending people or stirring the pot anywhere, I just be me.  And because of that, I don't get my "feelings" hurt that often!

But a few weeks ago I got my "feelings" hurt. And I was actually shocked by how much it hurt! It wasn't something I was upset about for a few hours. It was something that really hit me hard and took me a while to get over. And I realized when someone gets their feelings hurt, why an apology can mean so much! I never realized that I had feelings to be hurt.

There is a difference between being offended and having your feelings hurt. A difference between being offended and feeling used. Its really hard to get over. It was just new experience for me, because I usually don't care. It made me realize what is important and (I'm sure you have all been waiting for me to realize this one) that the little things don't matter as much. Because when I actually got my feelings hurt about something that is important to me, then I realized how trivial EVERYTHING else is! (snapshot)

So, I am okay now. Unlike when I am "offended", having my "feelings" hurt took me awhile to get over. I cried for a few days. But now I am okay.

When people say "Only time can heal a broken heart.." they are right. And now I get it. I realize that I will always be a work in progress. As we all are. We are all working on ourselves to be the best version of ourselves we can be. And sometimes its hard. But we're all working on it everyday.

So next time you don't want to say "Sorry".. man up and say it. And next time you want to hear it.. say it first. You never know what you might hear in return.

Lynz