A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Today was not a good day, not a good day at all.

I try to surround myself with warm loving people, they give me peace and serenity. I find solace in the goodness that surrounds them. They make me happy.

However there are times when you have absolutely no say in who surrounds you, and that just pretty much sucks.

I tend to be pretty outspoken. If I have a problem with someone they know it, because I tell them. Not in a mean way, but a "Hey, this is becoming an issue for me and I was hoping we could come to a compromise" kind of way.  It's hard for me to sit back and say nothing, yet that's what I was asked to do...so I did...and as the day wore on it was like a negativity spewing demon was sucking the air out of the room and filling it with a putrid acid vapor. I won't mention names because it's not helpful to the situation. I will say it was none of my friends or family.

Instead I'll say this...

If you spend hours talking about people behind their backs then nobody will respect you because we're wise enough to know if you do it to them you're most likely doing it to us.

If you can not find one positive thing to say for hours on end then perhaps the issue isn't with everyone that you're finding fault with...it would appear that you are the common denominator so perhaps the issue is YOU.

I don't want to hear you talk negatively about anyone, whether I like them or not is not the issue, it's not right, it's not fair, and it certainly isn't professional.

Making snotty comments under your breath doesn't make you smarter and being rude to people doesn't make you better...it makes you a bully and I have no tolerance for bullies.

And finally, a piece of wisdom that my father instilled in me when I was a small child....

If you don't have something nice to say, then sit down and SHUT UP! It is better to be presumed a fool  than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.