Our Good Intentions Sometimes Go Awry
We can have all the good intentions in the world but sometimes people just don't want our help.
I have learned that in a big way lately.
Sometimes I get into a rut of doing things like I always do them. When people expect me to do things, help out without being asked, that is what I do. Well, lately, a lady I know has not been happy when I speak out a helpful suggestion. She tends to lash out at me saying "I'm handling it!" Even when I turn to look at another's computer screen when that person is expressing that she needs to know how to do something, I get the same "I'm handling it!" retort not to mention a nasty look. Since when is being helpful a bad thing? And in the latter instance, I hadn't spoken at all, all I did was look in the direction of that particular person's computer.
I have also noticed that my this lady and her closest friend who also works in the same department really give another gal in the room a hard time. This gal is probably the nicest person alive. She gives to a fault and that just seems to set my boss on edge.
People complain about the weirdest things.
I have decided that if I feel led to do something, or say something, I will just act accordingly. Criticism be damned.
They may not like that I have things to say, opinions to express, but I am not going to be dissuaded by those who can't see past their own experiences.
Everyone lives in the fantasy of their own minds. Sometimes we need to get out of our minds and really listen to what others say and not condemn them because it is not exactly as we, ourselves would do it.
Then I turn to the other opinion I see here and wonder who have I not been listening to? Who have I criticized because they did not do things in my own way?
Those are hard questions because how we think is reflected into our world.
How have you been thinking today? And where have your good intentions gone awry? These may be big lessons for us all.
Blessings.
