Heart Sick
You ever hear the expression, "Well, I'm just going to take my marbles and go home ." I feel a lot like that a lot of the time. While people usually think that person who wants to "pick up their marbles and go" is a bit of a spoiled brat. You know, the one who always wants their way-doesn't like to share, always wants the power and to be in charge. It's easy to think that. We all know those type of people. I don't need to have my way all the time. In fact, I rarely get my way. I tend to be the one who is most willing to give in - to say okay, that's fine. Most of the passion has been sucked out of me in life so it's become easy to acquiesce. I like being in charge but I don't have to be. That assessment of why I want to "pick up my marbles and go" has nothing to do with having power. But I do want to pick them up and go. I want to retreat from conflict. I want an end to frustration. I want to be able...