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[TappingScript] – Having To Spend Time With People You Don't Enjoy

Nov 30, 2016

I recognize the fact that I'm going to be spending some time with people I don't necessarily like...I'm going to be spending time with them because I've chosen to do that...Because I've decided it's the right thing to do during this holiday season...But by choosing to be there I'm not saying I agree with their world view...I'm not saying that I want to spend lots of time with them...I know that there are going to be moments where they are going to say or do something that really frustrates me...That they are going to do something that drives me crazy...More than likely I will do something that drives them crazy as well...I recognize the fact that I am allowed to navigate this in a way where I'm putting my safety and health first...I give myself permission not to engage...I give myself permission to get up and leave the room when necessary...I give myself permission to know it is OK to leave early if I know I have to...Just because I'm interacting with someone does not mean they have to take up a huge amount of space in my head...Or a huge amount of space in my heart...Sometimes we decide it is best to show up places where there are people we don't get along with...I don't have to do this every day...I don't have to do this all the time...I give myself permission to not worry about it...I give myself permission to let it go the instant I walk out the door...it is OK for me to take care of myself...It is OK for me not to engage...It is OK to let this pass until I have to do it again next year...Hopefully in the next year we will all have evolved and our interaction next time will be better