One of my Facebook friends posted a great saying recently. "Fig trees have figs...Put on your big girl panties and deal with it." In an email, she explained its meaning. A person can only give you what they can give you, you can't change that. Just as a fig tree can only give you figs no matter how much you may want an apple.

Personally, I hate it when the universe hits me with a brick to make me see what I should have known all along. This was the feeling I got when I decided to leave the ex. I knew he was never going to love me enough. He was giving me all he could. He was a fig. At the time the post was made, I realized it about the cowboy. I have seen what he can give me. He is a fig. Yesterday, I realized it about myself. With certain people I can only give so much. I am the fig. Today, I have realized it about another friend who wants to put a bitter past behind us.

Figs. The truth is we are all figs at some point. And we all have figs. If there is no apple tree in sight, is it wrong to enjoy the figs for a while? Or are we destined to end up with the runs?