You know the "situation" in your past that makes you shutter. The one that you still get mad at yourself over. The one where you were so wrapped up in something or someone that you didn't see the whole picture. The one where you were different. Things were different. Your situation was so different that no one understood. How could they? They hadn't been there. The advise they gave wasn't helpful because their experience was different, times were different everything was different. You either got mad at them, or ignored them or ended relationships over their concern or advice.
Eventually, the blinders come off and the view seems to widen and wham an Epiphany hits. You start to look back and remember the little pieces, the clues, the voices of friends, family or colleagues that you ignored. The overwhelming feeling of stupidity starts to fill you. All you want is to go back in time while you look around and ask, "Why didn't anybody stop me!?!"
But, you pick up the pieces and you start fresh faced. It takes a while to gain full confidence and trust back in yourself, but you get there.
You get there with the promise to yourself that you will never wear blinders again; you will always in every situation take a step back and get a full view even if it sometimes means trying to put yourself in others shoes.
So, what happens when you put yourself in someone else's shoes and you realize they are creating their "situation"?
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