Acting with love

Sometimes we need to take a step back, or think about a situation. Sometimes acting in love is not easy because the right thing can be difficult. G-d never told us our walk with him would be easy, but he has given us a guideline of how to behave. Often times Dad knows how to push buttons and say very hurtful things to my husband and I. He been pretty good. The last doctor appointment we decided to stop dad testosterone shots because he was getting aggressive. This was a hard decision to make because that hormone he needs for energy but we need him not to be aggressive with us. Doing the right thing is easy for dad if he needs face cream we get it. If he needs to talk, we let him.
Now acting in love is a lot harder on line. If you spend time on line like I do because it’s a escape you learn very fast not everyone gets that the person who typing back at you is a breathing person. I have learned to not jump to conclusions that someone is mad, or unpleasant because I get not everyone communicates well with writing and I am one of those. I play a online game where right now I am a leader for the guild I am in. I do not mind doing this, but sometimes I have to remember who I am dealing with need to be treated with compassion but at the same time my boundaries need to be clear and I can’t let them treat me badly neither.
I am very much the same person on line as in person. I have talked to many hurting people, and have talked to teens where their families have fallen apart or where they have to care for a ill parent. I have been in guilds where they couldn’t accept that people had real life problems which might affect how they respond on line. What I have learned is that everyone has a life outside of the internet and they deserve to be treated with compassion.