Hurt People, Hurt People

It never fails that when I learn something knew and profound about myself, a real life example grabs me by the face and the ME I'm working on not being is demonstrated so clear. Fear takes us places we never could imagine, pulling us into holes or cycles that we desperately would like to escape or break. We find ourselves gravitating to what is comfortable even if it's dysfunctional and instead of being better than our past we find ourselves passing it on. Spending time repeating our horror story; mostly to make ourselves look better. Not because we intentionally want to slander the other; but out of fear that the few people that love us might not view us as better. The desperate need for acceptance forces hurt people to hurt people.