Confrontations

I am so a people pleaser! I will do anything and everything to make others feel comfortable. I throw parties for complete strangers, know names of everyone in a room and might even be called a brown noser. The truth is I have a personal expectation to go above and beyond the norm, raising the bar in everything I do. Yet sometimes, I sacrifice my personal pleasures for the happiness of others because one thing I hate is confrontations. I would never intentionally choose to hurt or disappoint anyone. Yesterday I had a much needed confrontation with a friend. I had been feeling the need to communicate for quite some time but due to my inate desire to please others, I put it off. I feel like Meg Ryan in "You've Got Mail" when she says "we're going to the mattrices." I got the courage to take a stand for myself. I decided that I deserved better than I was receiving and put my foot down. Who knows what will come of this but for me this was a step in the right direction.