A friend says you’re being self-absorbed. Ok, maybe, but why is this person being so accusatory? You can smell the distinct aroma of sour grapes.
You may feel emotionally drained but that’s not how you come across to others. In fact people say you’ve never looked better. Don’t disabuse them of the notion.
The best you can do is give a loved one sound advice. It may not sink in right away, but it will linger in the mind as words to the wise.
Refrain from arm-twisting. You won’t get anywhere with it and it will only come back to haunt you later.
Don’t be so quick to backpedal on a commitment. You’ve done this too many times before and are now at risk of losing someone’s support.
It’s annoying to have to redraft a redraft but this only proves that you’re a font of new ideas. Plumb the depths of your ingenuity.
