For years I was an “over-understander”
I tried to understand where everyone was coming from. Made excuses. Told myself things would change. I thought it was my responsibility to accommodate.
In reality, my responsibility is: to take care of me.
Not to decode other people’s behavior.
I WILL DO MANY FALL ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR!!! I WILL NOT WASTE THE FALL SEASON ROTTING IN BED!!! I WILL GO TO A PUMPKIN PATCH!!! AND TO A HAUNTED HOUSE!!! AND CARVE PUMPKINS!!! AND DRINK CIDER!!! AND HAVE A SCARY MOVIE MARATHON!!! AND BAKE COOKIES!!! AND JUMP IN A PILE OF LEAVES!!!