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Sometime ago a friend and I headed to a meeting and stepped into an elevator, still chatting. We stood there engrossed in conversation waiting to be delivered to our destination. Finally, when the elevator wasn’t moving, we glanced at one another thinking that perhaps it was malfunctioning. Sadly the malfunction rested with us. We burst out laughing as we realized that neither of us had pushed the requisite button. Talk about missing the obvious.

One of the hardest things for me is being misunderstood.  You could even say that I hate it.  To not have someone misunderstand you, misinterpret you, judge you incorrectly, etc.  Maybe it's not the misunderstanding that I hate so much as much as it is the times when there is no opportunity to clarify and bring about understanding.  I think that's it.  Misunderstanding with clarity and understanding immediately afterwards I can handle, what I cannot handle is misunderstanding with no clarity and understanding afterwards.

I have issues with letting go.  You know, letting go what is not my responsibility (why did I grab it in the first place?), letting go too late, grabbing what is not mine to grab and quite often thinking that I am responsible for the things that are actually God's responsibility.