Approaching Dalai Lama Level

When I first started this blog I had no idea what a troll was.

I was so clueless.

And I’d get some pretty mean and nasty comments from people and I would come back with my fists up ready for battle.

I have learned a lot in the last six years.

I am so much less reactive than I used to be, and I owe that largely to this blog.

It has given me so much practice.

I do not have this perfected by any means. I still can let what people say get to me.

But that saying, the only thing you have control over is your reaction is so true.

I say this to my kids all the time.

I tell them to ignore ignorant and hurtful things other people say.

It’s a lot easier to tell other people to do that than it is to do it yourself.

But I had a really good opportunity for practice and growth last week.

And you know what?

I did pretty good.

Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, I received this message:

Nice holiday message, right?

Oh boy did I want to lay into this woman.

And she’s real.

Cause I stalked her, of course.

I thought about all the snarky, bitchy, mean, and equally nasty things I could come back at her with.

But I didn’t send any of them.

I just asked her a question.

Shockingly, she hasn’t responded. 😂

But you know what?

It feels really good to reply that way and not in an equally-nasty-she-started-it-way.

It for sure diffused the message.

And I didn’t lose my cool or say anything regretful.

Managing your thoughts and emotions is hard work but it sure does pay off.

I don’t know that I’ll ever get my reactions to a Dalai Lama level.

But I’m nowhere near where I used to be.

People can change if they want to.

And I’ve come a long way, Baby.

In another seven years, who knows.

Maybe I will give the Dalai Lama a run for his money.😉

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