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WEEKLY AFFIRMATION 10
I recently spoke with my support system about two important people in my life who have recently demonstrated some troubling behaviour, trending on the side of undervaluing and even completely disrespecting me as a person. This conversation was really eye-opening for me because as I talked about the things they said, wrote, and did, I was also considerate of the fact that they are complete human beings with their own perspectives, values and belief systems.
Have you ever had a problem with the way another person was speaking about, acting towards or otherwise interacting with you? How did you deal with that situation?
These days it’s become quite popular to label people as problematic or toxic. And I’m first in line to clarify my stance against this trending behaviour, because even in use of casual humour it impairs our ability to properly assess what is going wrong, which increases the margin of error in our effort to combat real life issues and challenges within ourselves and our relationships.
For example, some Christian people genuinely believe it is their right or responsibility to speak on the lifestyles of others without being in a relationship of reasonable understanding with the people they desire to admonish…
