On limitations.

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
      -- Richard Bach

It's a good quote to keep in mind right now. It's cold comfort that I am not saying "I can't." That I am instead saying "I'm willing to try" and "I can." In my life, I will argue for my growth and not for my limitation, because in the end, that's what I get to keep. If something is worth holding onto, it's worth my best.

I voiced my needs. I voiced my concerns. I stated a desire to meet my partner's needs as they were voiced, as well as plans and compromises that would allow those needs to be met. I voiced a desire to find better tools. I stood up for what was important to me. I stated clear priorities and acted in accord. I gave warmth. I gave comfort. I said 'I love you' every day.

Even though this has not turned out how I would have liked, I can hold that I honored that sentiment and I tried my best, and in doing so, I acquitted myself in a way that I can respect.

Thanks, Jeff, for the loan.