April
19
Detox
I had a really unpleasant interaction with someone yesterday. It involved someone lying and wrongfully accusing me of something I did not do. Fortunately my husband Bill was with me and was able to defend me but it stuck to me all day, invading otherwise productive thoughts. “Why would he do that? Why didn’t he handle it differently? That was SO outrageous!” I have to see this person on a regular basis so that makes it even worse.
So I will spend part of my day today trying to purge this interaction from my psyche. Part of this strategy will involve doing something for a charity to remind me that not all people are bad. There will be some prayer to help me shake this out of my heart as well as I don’t want to take that bitterness and cynicism into who I am. And I will spend some time exercising, hanging out with our daughter, playing with our foster kittens and in my garden to help replace that negativity with something more positive.
The truth is that some people play dirty. That behavior represents darkness. Be a light.
yes. it's my real name. 
Sorry you were at the receiving end of this. In those situations, I try, not always successfully, to model my behavior after my dog’s. If I can’t play with or eat the comments, I mentally pee on them and walk away. If nothing else, I end up smiling at the image, and defusing my reaction. Like I said….not always successfully!
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Your post reminded me of a verse I read this week and something I’d definitely like to be: “…Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.” (Philippians 2:16a NIV).
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That’s a beautiful idea Grannyhall. Harder to actually feel that way sometimes no matter how hard I try. But a nice walk with a shelter puppy and an afternoon with an old friend were definitely restorative.
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I find it terribly difficult to purge interactions like this and will usually let time do the healing. However, I like your antidotes, especially the idea of doing something for charity (or really for anyone other than oneself) . What a lovely way to turn darkness into light.
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He mistook you for someone he could bully and abuse. That really stinks.
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