Daily writing prompt

What sacrifices have you made in life?

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Lessons Learnt

“Are you ready to sacrifice who you are, for what you will become.” – Eric Thomas 

I believe we make sacrifices every day to ensure our future self of becoming who we are and will be in the future

I sacrificed my dignity as a child to have acceptance. Born in the fifties and growing up in the sixties I had the not so common psoriasis and kids are cruel when they want to be so, being the “outcast” of my neighborhood I put up with the teasing and name calling because let’s face it, kids need acceptance.

This Hurts

Sometimes sacrifices come in larger packages and hurt more when used. As a teenager I sacrificed schooling for a faster track and left early to accept employment. This kicked my ass for a long time as we all know that without a high school diploma most good paying jobs won’t look at you no matter how much you sacrificed to become an adult ready for the work environment.

I’ve sacrificed week-end plans to keep the boss happy and ensure the promotion would come my way. I’ve sacrificed jobs for week-end plans as the promotion wasn’t coming my way anyway. We make these sacrifices most of the time without giving much thought to them, but yes sacrifices are made on much larger scales to.

This Hurts More

The biggest sacrifice I’ve made in life was not being able to watch my “three sons” {not the tv show} grow into adults due to unjust laws regarding fathers in divorce courts. I could have taken revenge but the results would have been the same as if I were to put her in the dirt I would be in prison and still not be able to see them grow up.

So as I leave you pondering my response on this daily prompt I will leave you with my sacrifice as of last night.

That’s right, no mustard on my coney dog! Ouch

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