No Tresspassing Allowed!

     It is VERY true that some people can be ‘downright-MEAN’, and, if we allow them to, can contribute to our feeling angry, hurt, upset or any other number of negative emotions one can experience. Here’s the thing, though...not unless we give over our own personal-power to others can they influence ANYTHING about how we think and/or feel; it’s that simple! Furthermore, it is ALWAYS good to keep in mind that when people act out in negative ways, it’s about THEM and NOT us. When we let other folks work their way into our ‘heads’ and ‘take up residence’ there, rather than ‘stake a claim’ in our own head-space, we are giving them ‘permission’ to take over our thoughts...authorizing others to be responsible for how we feel, rather than taking-back the onus of that responsibility. It may sound ‘easier said than done’ to accomplish this, but, truly, it isn’t; for WE are in charge of how we ‘process’ any and all of the ‘influences’ we experience in life...no matter WHAT they are or may be. We cannot give ‘free-license’ to ANYONE when it comes to how we permit them to influence how we feel; for when we do, we are ‘surrendering’ our power without ‘putting up a good fight’. I know that I have ‘posted’ this before, but it does bear repeating: In the sage words of Eleanor Roosevelt, a woman who understood the importance of being true to herself, comes a very profound message; these words go as thus: ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.’ ‘Nuff said...Just Sayin’ ...