Do you know who that is? That is the world-renowned critic, who in kindergarten class glued those colorful paper chains together better than anybody else! You should be flattered and honored that your work was graced with their review! After all, their critiques have littered the air for years upon years, running everyone over they deem is in desperate need of their insightful commentary! Whoo-hoo! You lucky person!
Now, go and call all your friends to announce that FINALLY you have seen the light and can go on to do things the ‘right’ way, which, of course, is the critics’ way. And don’t forget, read all their reviews in ‘The Nightly Gazette’ which can be found in restrooms everywhere. You can find it on that little scroll of paper you wipe your butt with, then flush it out with the rest of the crap.
Or, you might have inadvertently, ‘walked into something’. No matter what you do to remove the mess, it sticks to you. You try to shake it off. That doesn’t work. You try dragging your foot sideways back and forth about a few feet in each direction. No good. You scrape the bottom of your shoe against the side of the curb; but, it’s still there! Okay, desperate times call for desperate measures. Now you’re searching all over the place for a stick to free yourself from this disgust. However, out of all times, you can’t seem to find any! Or, if you do find one, it breaks from the force of clearing everything out from in between the cracks. And, there’s still some left behind! ARRGGHHH! The madness of it all!
Or, you might choose to ignore them, altogether. Act very happy, as if you never heard them. That alone can drive people nuts. Happiness is the best revenge. They don’t get why you’re so happy when they are doing everything possible to make your life miserable. Yes, their attitude stinks worse then rotten fish and the smelliest cheese put together. However, this is not your burden to bear. You can only control how you respond to the situation. You are responsible for your thoughts and actions; and, they are responsible for theirs. Most often then not, they will not change until they are good and ready, which may be never. Not everyone is spiritually or emotionally mature. But, that doesn't mean you have to suffer because of them. That choice is yours.
In any case, guard yourselves against The Walking Toxins of the World. When this happens to you, which at some point, it will, if it hasn’t already, know how you will handle it and move on. A lot of times, we can be caught off guard, which makes us vulnerable to these attacks. Knowing what you will do will prepare you on how to proceed when that time comes. Do not allow your thoughts to linger or dwell on it. Don’t continuously replay it over and over and over again in your head or repeat the story to whomever will listen again and again because these actions only reinforce the negative mindset they were trying to plant in you to begin with. Then, those thoughts will begin to take root stronger. Remember, practice makes perfect. Keep repeating something over and over again, it gets stronger and stronger. Get rid of it. Let it go. Release it.
When all is said and done, it’s better to file it here:
And go buy yourself a funky new pair of shoes, while you’re at it!
Remember, you can't necessarily help feeling slighted; but, you can choose to do something about it. You don't have to carry that feeling around with you all day.
