You can't force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespectful. But I know what you are thinking . . . this is easier said then done . . . and I agree. Also, in knowing this, here is the big challenge for us all. Each of us need to be vigilant is what is happening around us and to us. If we see the negatives unfold, we then need to manage our response to it. Having something bad unfold and then we doing a similar action in response – usually leads to an escalation. Finding a way to be measured and in any way possible – positive . . . doesn't make it easier but does make it something that you can influence. |
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”
Proverbs 3:27