A lonely world for me
On this Sunday, I find myself in need of a personal rant and since it is my blog, I can do just that, right? I must admit that I am perplexed about something.
Throughout my entire career, I’ve been known and sought out as the “answer gal.” The one who has insights and advice about whatever messed up is going on in someone else’s career. In a multitude of ways, I seem to be able to bring clarity in a world of craziness and help the colleague zone in on an appropriate plan of action for them and their current situation. And if I’m allowed to toot my own horn, I must admit that this is the gift that God has given me. So bear with me as I “TOOT, TOOT”! LOL!
But the downside of having this gift seems to be the perception of others not to consider me their “equal” and seeing them put me at arms length, as one would do a priest, lawyer or mentor. I’m valuable enough to seek out to address their current firestorm, but it seems that because their share a high level of vulnerability with me, it seems that they feel shy about deepening the professional relationship outside of our previous counsel.
So, it becomes a lonely world for me. I have thousands of valued friends, but very few confidants. I dunno. Maybe that’s a good thing? I’m trying to tackle the balance of the give-get in every established relationship. I feel that I’m always more on the “give” side. Maybe that’s the “curse” of my gift. Maybe I just need to shut up and thank the stars that I’m not in some of the unfortunate situations many families/individuals find themselves in. I dunno. . . . . . . .
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