Anais Nin is searching for someone who understands her, and aren't we all? It seems like everyone I know, myself included, thinks everyone else's life is easier, better, more glamorous. The stay-at-home moms are bored and want the interaction with adults that full-time employees have. The full-time students can't wait to be done with school so they can experience the real world. The self-employed want the security and paid health insurance that regular employees have. The middle-aged reminisce about being twenty-somethings again.
The reality is, we all experience various pros and cons in our lives as we know them. We all long for someone to understand what we go through on a daily basis. Maybe what we need to do is take to heart the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi: "grant that I may not so much seek to be understood as to understand." I believe that putting the focus, the emphasis on those around us rather than on ourselves will make us much happier people!
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