We all struggle with some dark corners, areas of our lives where we feel that we “should” do better, where we are just not making the grade. The problem is often our own judgment of how we are doing. We tend to be our own harshest critics.

Often if we are willing to forgive ourselves for avoiding the situation or conversation we need to have, the rest starts to fall in place rather easily. Big things can often be broken up into smaller pieces. I know this sounds like self-help time management 101, but we rarely apply it.

There is a way out, following one breadcrumb at a time. And often we begin to see how much the other people in our lives are there for us, and how much their support means.