Quiet, Now

This is a good reminder, and very timely.

It's worth reading this entire short article. It begins with this statement:

If you’ve found yourself in a heated conversation or a downright fight, if there’s no clear way out, you can create your own doorway and walk through it. All it takes is silence, the decision to say nothing additional. To leave it alone and walk away.

I had to walk away today. Though my inner child wanted to yell and scream, I've learned that with this one particular person, I must not feed the beast.

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Next!