Today there was an opportunity to advocate for myself (to enable better communication) but instead I yielded to the path of least resistance to grease the conversation cogs, to bring the interaction to an end sooner, and to prevent making another person think or feel oddly (about me or the situation).
There is another way to advocate for myself in this situation, and I will do so. But for this opportunity that just passed, I just smiled and chose what was easier for others. Again. I expend the energy to adapt myself to others.
Advocating, whether for yourself or others, is exhausting but when you can make do without it, it feels like it’s sometimes the right thing to do, for others’ sake.
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