When love creates failure

They love us so much they want to protect us. 

• The parent who want their daughter to have a "safe" job instead of pursuing her passion.

• The spouse who wants her husband to keep his benefits. 

• The professor who criticizes his student for thinking outside the box. 

• The boss who asks his employee to “just follow the rules”. 

They mean well, they really do. And, if we let them, they’ll love and protect us right into discontent and discouragement.

The best way we can love them back is to hear them, thank them, then, keep doing our work. 

Even when it’s scary.