I just love, love, love your sense of humor. Good God, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had been rolling on the floor with your antics had we been able to extend our visit a bit longer when MichelleVan and I were there for the SOBCon08 conference.

Aha, “Mr. Smarty Pants”? Hmmmm……well, that could work. LOL.

Of course it was about me.

I’ll tell you all about it someday - privately!

Or - I might just SHUT UP!

Did something happen in your life that inspired you to write this awesome article?

As I was reading it, my mind flashed bck to a couple of arguments I had with a friend (or two) and how hard it was to stop talking about it. We do that because we want to be told we were right and the other person was wrong. “Of course he was DEAD WRONG. You have every right to be angry.”

You brought up a very good point about shutting up and not talking about it. Why? Because when we talk about it, we are adding more energy to it and making it even bigger than it needs to be. Adding fuel to the fire with your thoughts/energy.

I remember when soemone said something that particularly hurt me (this was a while ago). I couldn’t stop talking about it for months. In the end, I realized I was hurting myself more by talking about it instead of releasing the problem with love. Turning it over to God to handle. I do that now whenever I’m in that situation. I just let it go and come back to the problem a few days later if it’s still there (more often than not, the problem cools down after a day or so).

For example, if a person upset with me because I say NO to them and tell everybody about how bad I am, then I would not bother about it at all.

If I spend my precious time to argue, explain and upset about that, then I would associate this as my life is being controlled by others where people can make me feel what I don’t want to feel and make me do what I don’t want to do.

I hate to be controlled and that motivates me to SHUT UP!

I would just go and move on with my life pretending that nothing happens.

You are an advanced soul. Tell us more how you do it. Most of us are behind in letting things go and SHUTTING UP!

I am in control of my life!

It is very hard! I really wrote that article about myself and I read it over and over so I remember not to react!

Serious learning here. Not just for my readers!

Your idea is brilliant and deserves an article of its own!

How many times has a friend confided herrrendous tales of abuse from a husband?

Then they make up and are lovey dovey and we can’t even look at the man with a straight face for a long time!

An outstanding example of shutting up!

Yes, of course you are right. We feel we have to take action on any mental assault immediately. Funny how a few days, if we can do it, can change or delay action.

Thanks for your very thoughtful comment!