their rudeness, though jarring, isn’t provocation to showcase rudeness in return.
it’s actually an invitation to practice your kindhearted approach.
when met with rudeness, you have a choice:
internalize the rudeness + act with malicious intent
or
reject the rudeness + give the gift of love instead
i know, i know… why does the responsibility of being the bigger person have to fall on you?
+ see that’s the thing: you have a responsibility to you + what you do ain’t got shit with what the other person does or doesn’t decide to do.
today, realize that life isn’t a group think tank + you can think for yourself.
you can make your own choices, your own decisions, about how you’d like to treat others, what to ignore, when to remain silent, + what times to walk away from the chaos.
you don’t have to subject yourself to pettiness, to over-talking, or to unkindness.
reacting is a choice, fam, as is choosing to align your actions with who you are at the core of you.
when you realize that others also have a choice to act with kindness + are deciding otherwise, you can fully understand that it’s on them + only they can to choose a different course for their lives.
what others choose for themselves don’t have to be the choices you make for you.
choose what’s best for you.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
recall a time when you took the high road + returned kindness when rudeness was spewed. how did it make you feel choosing to amplify kindness? in what ways did the other person react to your kindness? did you sleep well knowing you did your best in the situation to be who you are at your core? explain.