EDWIN OGIE LIBRARY

The Things We Learn Too Late Sometimes You Are Not Asking for Too Much–You're Asking the Wrong Person The right people will not make you feel guilty for having reasonable needs, healthy standards, boundaries and a desire to be treated with respect. By Edwin Ogie • Edwin Ogie Library Have you ever found yourself wondering whether you are simply asking for too much? Maybe you wanted someone to communicate better. Maybe you wanted consistency. Maybe you wanted honesty, respect, affection, consideration or accountability. But instead of receiving those things, you were made to feel demanding, difficult or impossible to please. Eventually, you started questioning yourself. "Maybe my expectations are too high." "Maybe I am too sensitive." "Maybe I should...

The Things We Learn Too Late • Not Every Battle Deserves Your Energy One of the clearest signs of emotional maturity is learning that you do not have to respond to everything, prove everything, or fight every battle that comes your way. By Edwin Ogie • Edwin Ogie Library There was probably a time when you felt you had to answer every accusation, correct every misunderstanding, defend every decision and respond to every person who tried to provoke you. Maybe you thought silence meant weakness. Maybe you believed that walking away meant you had lost. Maybe you felt that if someone misunderstood you, it was your responsibility to keep explaining until they finally agreed with your version of the story. But life has a way of teaching you a valuable lesson: not every battle deserves your energy. "You do not have to...