An absolutely asinine goal.

My friend Julie is a people pleaser. Always has been. Ever since she was a kid. Partly because her father was demanding. And she wanted to be a good daughter.  So she went out of her way. To please him. Rather than to please herself. That's what she has done. Well into adulthood. In her 60s now.  She tries to please everyone but herself.  Which is a ridiculous approach to life. And I tell her that. Yes, the brutal truth. She'll never be truly happy. Until she learns to say 'no.' To many of her friends and acquaintances. She has to learn. That her lifelong goal to please everyone but herself.  Is absolutely asinine. --Jim Broede