7 September · Disappointment doesn't settle whether your choice was wrong.

Self-doubt

I feel guilty for making a choice that helped me but disappointed someone else.

A little room to breathe.7 September

Self-doubt

“De fonder la recompense des actions vertueuses sur l’approbation d’autruy, c’est prendre un trop incertain et trouble fondement.”

English translation

“To ground the recompense of virtuous actions upon the approbation of others is too uncertain and unsafe a foundation.”

Michel de Montaigne — Essais, 1580–1595III.2English translation by Charles Cotton (W. Carew Hazlitt edition, 1877)Read the source ↗

Disappointment doesn't settle whether your choice was wrong.

A decision can meet your real needs and still be difficult for someone else. You can listen to their feelings and reflect on your manner of handling it without assuming that caring requires reversing every choice that caused disappointment.

ONE SMALL STEP

Separate the choice itself from anything you might communicate more kindly.

A little room to breathe.7 September

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
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