We all have toxic people in our lives.
These people just aren't good company. They bring us down with their complaining and negativity, or worse still their verbal or physical abuse.
Firstly you should never take the blame for how they feel or are acting. To do so takes away their responsibility and we are all responsible for our own actions and reactions to the events that happen around us.
You need to make sure that you do not get drawn down into their negative world. You must try to approach the situation with love and optimism. I know this can sometimes seem to be impossible, but it's what you must try to do.
If this is a familiar story to you, then sit down and read this short parable and take from it what you will.
Once there was a farmer who lived by himself out on a remote property. He lived a simple life filled with his daily tasks and was satisfied with his lot.
The farmer got all his water from a well near his house. One day when he pulled a bucket of water out of the well he noticed that it had gone putrid and knew that he couldn't drink the toxic water from the well.
After some consideration he came up with only two viable ways to proceed.
1) He could fill the well up with dirt and seal it off, then dig a new well in a different location. He understood that this would be a lot of hard work and it would be a pity to lose a well that he had put a lot of effort into making in the first place.
2) His other option was to go down to the river every day and bring up a bucket or two of pure water. He could then add this to the well and over time the water in the well would become diluted and be able to be drunk again. Again this would take a lot of hard work and dedication but would mean that he could keep the well that was close to his home.
The one thing he definitely knew was that no matter which option he chose he could NOT drink the water from the well.
Are there people in your life that are like the toxic water from the well? If so, if you drink their water and absorb their negativity you will make yourself sick and will be unable to focus on your goals and dreams. They will be literally killing the happiness in you.
You need to decide which option you will take.
You either close of the relationship, which might seem like a really hard thing to do. But if you don't think that there is any way to rectify the situation and bring the negative relationship back into a positive one, then this is what you must do.
Or you could bring a little pure water every day. You give a little happiness and positive energy into that person's life every time that you see them. You always give to them. Then with effort and over time that person's life will start to brighten and you will find your efforts rewarded with a bright new positive relationship.
Just remember that whatever you do.
YOU CAN'T DRINK THE WATER!
If you drink from their negativity you will become sick and drawn down into their world where you will become stuck and it will be much harder to get back into a position of happiness. - 31877
These people just aren't good company. They bring us down with their complaining and negativity, or worse still their verbal or physical abuse.
Firstly you should never take the blame for how they feel or are acting. To do so takes away their responsibility and we are all responsible for our own actions and reactions to the events that happen around us.
You need to make sure that you do not get drawn down into their negative world. You must try to approach the situation with love and optimism. I know this can sometimes seem to be impossible, but it's what you must try to do.
If this is a familiar story to you, then sit down and read this short parable and take from it what you will.
Once there was a farmer who lived by himself out on a remote property. He lived a simple life filled with his daily tasks and was satisfied with his lot.
The farmer got all his water from a well near his house. One day when he pulled a bucket of water out of the well he noticed that it had gone putrid and knew that he couldn't drink the toxic water from the well.
After some consideration he came up with only two viable ways to proceed.
1) He could fill the well up with dirt and seal it off, then dig a new well in a different location. He understood that this would be a lot of hard work and it would be a pity to lose a well that he had put a lot of effort into making in the first place.
2) His other option was to go down to the river every day and bring up a bucket or two of pure water. He could then add this to the well and over time the water in the well would become diluted and be able to be drunk again. Again this would take a lot of hard work and dedication but would mean that he could keep the well that was close to his home.
The one thing he definitely knew was that no matter which option he chose he could NOT drink the water from the well.
Are there people in your life that are like the toxic water from the well? If so, if you drink their water and absorb their negativity you will make yourself sick and will be unable to focus on your goals and dreams. They will be literally killing the happiness in you.
You need to decide which option you will take.
You either close of the relationship, which might seem like a really hard thing to do. But if you don't think that there is any way to rectify the situation and bring the negative relationship back into a positive one, then this is what you must do.
Or you could bring a little pure water every day. You give a little happiness and positive energy into that person's life every time that you see them. You always give to them. Then with effort and over time that person's life will start to brighten and you will find your efforts rewarded with a bright new positive relationship.
Just remember that whatever you do.
YOU CAN'T DRINK THE WATER!
If you drink from their negativity you will become sick and drawn down into their world where you will become stuck and it will be much harder to get back into a position of happiness. - 31877
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