Deeper Meaning of a Cut on the Heel

Recently I knicked my heel while shaving. It was right after having a stupid fight with my husband.
You know one of those “It wasn’t what you said, it was HOW you said it” fights.
Before my cut, I was in the shower thinking, Why Am I Upset? How could he have said that thing he said in a nicer tone?
Then I realized he couldn’t. It really was WHAT he said this time.
Here’s the terrible, no good, awful thing he said after I shared with him an artistic idea:
Jenna, You’ve been talking about this thing for years.
That’s it.
Now here’s the kicker. I knew that he was off base. We both had an agreement that I would not pressure myself to take action on any artistic ideas while we were on a sabbatical of sorts.
I wasn’t acting because that’s what we agreed.
So why couldn’t I just let it go? Why did it irritate me so much?
Because he triggered an insecurity for me: Time. Decision-making. When to take action. When to hold.
And he brought up fear-based concerns that were his at that moment — not mine.
As soon as I knicked my heel I thought: nip on the heel. And I remembered a little dog that used to nip at my ankles when I was a child.
There will always be ankle-biters.
And by that I mean triggers that bite.
