A Kiss from Rose | Can You Take What You Dish?

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Can You Take What You Dish Out?

Most people would quickly say… “Yes.”

But let’s slow that down.

Because you haven’t fully heard…

or felt…

what you’ve been dishing out.

So let’s do something different this morning.

Let’s pull out that mirror.

And run it back.

Not how you remember it…

but how it actually looked.

How it actually felt to the person on the receiving end.

The coldness.

The nonchalant attitude.

The lack of your presence.

Your stubbornness.

Your mouth.

The rude and disrespectful behaviors.

The lying.

The cheating.

The verbal, physical, and mental harm.

The procrastination.

The lackluster attitude.

The manipulative nature.

That Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde switch.

The secretiveness.

The criticism.

The woman or man bashing.

The bad attitude.

The constant negativity.

Talking crazy to people, thinking, “they know this is how I am!” Can people talk to you that way? Ok then.

The addictions—alcohol, drugs, sex—

anything that controls you instead of you controlling it.

The know-it-all spirit.

Putting others last.

Lusting, wandering eyes.

Work over everything…

“I” and “me” over “we” and “us.”

Not being inclusive.

Talking too much…

or not saying enough when it matters.

No ambition.

No goals.

No drive.

Not willing to change.

Being misleading.

Always abandoning…

always walking away when things require work.

And let’s go deeper…

The lack of appreciation for others.

The lack of value for others.

The lack of respect for others.

The lack of gratitude.

The lack of acknowledgment.

Moving with your own agenda…

never considering how it affects anyone else.

Being somewhere you know you don’t even want to be…

and making everyone else uncomfortable because your energy says it before your mouth ever does.

Now sit with that.

Not for a second.

Really sit with it.

Because this isn’t just a list…

This is how people have experienced you.

This is what they had to swallow in silence.

What they had to process alone.

What they had to heal from without closure.

Because the truth is…

You may forget how you treated someone.

But they remember how you made them feel.

They remember feeling small.

Unseen.

Unheard.

Unappreciated.

They remember trying to understand you…

while you never tried to understand them.

Now ask yourself…

If all of that came back to you

in full force…

Would you be able to take it?

Would you be able to sit in it…

without breaking?

Would you be able to handle you?

💡 Real Talk

This is where it gets uncomfortable.

Because it’s easy to say,

“That’s just how I am.”

It’s easy to justify behavior.

To minimize impact.

To move on like it didn’t matter.

But it mattered.

It mattered to someone who cared about you.

Someone who showed up for you.

Someone who gave you grace you didn’t even recognize.

And you mishandled it.

Let’s go even deeper…

Some of you are praying for better relationships…

while being the very reason the last ones broke.

Some of you want loyalty…

but you weren’t loyal in your actions, your words, or your presence.

Some of you want understanding…

but never took the time to understand anyone else.

That’s not life being unfair…

That’s a reflection.

But here’s the truth that will free you if you let it…

This is not about shame.

This is about awareness.

Because what you recognize…

You can change.

What you acknowledge…

You can correct.

This is about becoming better.

More intentional.

More aware.

More accountable.

Not just asking for better…

But being better.

So before you ask for patience…

Be patient.

Before you ask for honesty…

Be honest.

Before you ask for love…

Be loving.

Before you ask for consistency…

Be consistent.

Before you ask to be valued…

Value others.

Before you ask to be respected…

Respect others.

Before you ask to be acknowledged…

Acknowledge others.

💌 Grandma’s Corner

Don’t just pray for better people.

Become a better person.

Because the real question isn’t…

“Can you take what you dish out?”

It’s…

Are you willing to face who you’ve been…

so you can become who you need to be?

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