Day 9 (part 1)

I was supposed to write last night and I had every intention of doing so but...hmmm I don't know what happened. So today I am going to write twice! This morning I was thinking about bullies. Not necessarily the childhood ones but worse..the adult ones. (but let me give you a little background for a minute)

When you think back on your childhood bully, you probably have some pretty horrible memories. In elementary school there was this girl named Yvonne. She was bigger than the rest of us and trust me I tried to be in the very opposite direction of anywhere she would be. She had a habit of picking out a kid each week and telling them that at 3pm she was going to kick your butt on the playground. I had escaped her wrath but then one day....I cannot even convey to you how terrified I was. It was bad enough being bullied at home so school was my escape from that then....Yvonne was after me. I thought that she was going to kill me. Obviously, it didn't happen (and she didn't catch me).

One of my many pet peeves (and God knows that I have a few) are adult bullies. Now, I have a pretty strong personality so I know that I have to sometimes temper myself but what type of grown person preys on other people??? Who in the blank do they think that they are?? I work with one and trust me...she and I butt heads quite a bit. She is in a position of authority (over me) so there's a added hurdle there. We have already had a couple of issues that resulted in me having someone give her a 'good talking to' so I know that I'm on 'the list' with her.

What am I going to do? Well, I prayed about it. (mainly so I won't jump on her lol) God told me to insulate myself. She can say whatever she wants. I don't have to react to it. He also informed me that nobody told me that I had to be her best friend. Respect her authority, make sure she respects you (there are company guidelines for that) and mostly don't swallow her negative energy. It's already stressful out here. If I insulate myself, (which is what the bible talks about when it references putting on the Armor of God) I won't let that garbage in. Why should I stress myself out with her insecurities? Now, this is not easy some days but when she starts talking ish I try to go to my 'happy place'...IMMEDIATELY. It's just 8 hours out of my whole day...I still have 16 hours left that I don't have to look at her, deal with her or talk to her.

whew...I feel better just saying that. lol

(blog two later)