No matter what your circumstance or dynamic, it's not okay to lash out in anger. Be kind always! Even if someone has wronged you greatly, your behavior is on you. In teaching my children, one in particular, what someone does is a reflection on them...how you handle it is a reflection on you. Someone can toil and toxically turn on you and it's still on you your reaction to them. Whether or not in the heat of the moment, you can ascertain their struggles. There is clearly one if they are misbehaving so badly, and you throwing grease on the fire helps no one...including you. While you may have a brief release, it comes with consequences. Just like superheros have to be careful and not abuse their powers, so do you have to honor what you know to be right from wrong action in all you do regardless!
Oh ya, nothing good has ever come of being careless with my words and actions. While it's incredibly unfair to be forced to quell the desire to lash back, taking on those negative emotions just seems to attract more negative outcomes. Pulling up the bootstraps and releasing those emotions inevitably attracts favorable events in the future, even if the immediate response of forgiveness and peace is less than gratifying :)
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