When everyone around you operates in drama

So you are having a good day.....beautiful weather, no traffic, and just an overall good feeling. You come in contact with someone who is in attack mode. Do you give in to their dramatic attitude, or do you choose not to deal with it? What I had to understand is that people are who they are and going to be who they are. I know this is easier said than done, but sometimes we can't take people's attitudes personal. Even if it is personal, that doesn't mean we have to react just as badly to their craziness. Yep, very much easier said than done. It takes time to be able to master this. I know I haven't, but I am getting better at it.

I began practicing meditation about 6 years ago. I wasn't always consistent with it, but I did see the benefits. One of the benefits is being able to establish peace. Now here is where it gets a bit less simple....ok complicated. We may be on a peaceful journey, but not every in your life is on the same path. There may be someone who seems to always have drama going on . Or maybe it is someone who is a complainer - so unhappy with life. Then you have people who just seem to irk your nerves because they are used to getting into arguments with you.

The truth is, you don't have to deal with what you don't want to deal with. But how do you not deal with it. One of my favorite words is "okay." I annoy the hell out of people who are looking for a debate or argument or some sort of resistance and I simply say "okay." We each have choices and as the saying goes, "choose your own battles." Every battle is definitely not worth your peace and sanity.

That whole taking a break before you speak works wonders.....sometimes. Again, it takes time to be able to not let people get to you. But we need to stop giving people our peace so easily. Whether a stranger or a person in your life, we let people get us so outraged. Crazy thing is sometimes our rage lasts longer than theirs. We stay in a  zone of just being super pissed. If this is a regular thing, of course that causes health issues. Is it worth it? I say hell no!!!!

I am learning to not walk into every argument. And because I am emotionally sensitive, I limit the amount of other people's issues/drama that I listen to. I spent a lot of time giving others so much of my energy that it drained me. I had to take back my power and work on who I want to be. I am getting there....my simple life.