"I have a fierce aversion to conflict. That doesn't mean I won't engage in it, but it does mean that I'm very open to any suggestion that might give me license to not engage in it."
"Protecting your peace, in those cases, means choosing to disengage for the sake of your sanity. You end the conversation, block their number, and go no contact."
"But what lesson am I teaching myself and others when I do that? What message does it send when I allow the idea of 'protecting my peace' to turn me into a doormat for other people to step on?"
"At what point does protecting my peace become disrespecting myself? I can just walk away without acknowledging what they did."
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