Yesterday I went to our club and valet parked our car, only to return and find that the valet could not find my key for me to take my car back home. Instead of getting angry at him, I was able to quietly discuss options with him (something I may not have done a few years ago) and he drove me home to retrieve my spare key.
Later in the day I went back to the club and h
e was so apologetic, I felt good that I had remained calm during the experience. We will work out getting me a new key but the experience taught me it is much better to calmly discuss options than to rant and rave at someone who has done a wrong, while accepting what is and moving on in life.
It has also empowered me to reach out to someone who expected an altercation and surprise them with kindness.
Later in the day I went back to the club and h
e was so apologetic, I felt good that I had remained calm during the experience. We will work out getting me a new key but the experience taught me it is much better to calmly discuss options than to rant and rave at someone who has done a wrong, while accepting what is and moving on in life.It has also empowered me to reach out to someone who expected an altercation and surprise them with kindness.
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- Posted by dhanke1
- Nov 7, 2018
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Readers Comments
Christine88 wrote: That is so beautiful. You did wonderfully by staying calm.
lindariebel wrote: Congratulations on moving past instinctive anger reactions. I'm working on that!
wavingatyou wrote: Well done! Thanks for sharing :) Happy New Year!
pluto178 wrote: I love to see the face of people who think I must surely shout about whats happened and I always ask ..........can you change this back.......no then will my shouting help.......no.....lets move on. x
Mish wrote: Growth x
dmblanc wrote: Respond rather than react. Fantastic.
mindyjourney wrote: Thank you for your calm understanding. That, my friend, is how to spread a lovely ripple :))).
deepee wrote: This is the way to keep stress at bay!
melnotes wrote: Well done and more of the world should be like this :)
