Not my job!

I’ve always been a people pleaser, this I know.  Today I decided to sit with this and meditate on the reason I am like this.  The answer kind of surprised me.

Because my parents were unable to give me the kind of love and attention I craved as a very young child (due to family trauma), I took it upon my childhood self to parent my parents … an attempt to give them the very thing I craved myself.  Maybe it was a way to sense control in a situation in which I had little to no control of at the time.

Nonetheless, this information was a real eye opener for me.  Now, my mission (should I choose to accept it) is to give myself the love and attention I need.  Challenge accepted.

Question:  Are you a people pleaser?

Food For Thought:  Do you know why you are like this?

Challenge: Are you willing to sit and with this and meditate on the reason you are a people pleaser?