tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394500434240060127.post8717341849722945748..comments2024-03-25T09:14:02.523-04:00Comments on Cyrsti's Condo: Scratching the SurfaceCyrsti Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176333752728572030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394500434240060127.post-20047995676589870562018-02-02T14:12:53.327-05:002018-02-02T14:12:53.327-05:00I, like many of us, spent a lot of time dressed up...I, like many of us, spent a lot of time dressed up in front of a mirror all alone. I was always, and still am, my own biggest critic. There's not much that another person could say or do to me that I haven't already imagined and run through in my mind. I have been studying my own dichotomy for so many years that I am conditioned to see both sides of just about everything else in the world. That's why I can, more often than not, come up with a witty retort to another's words or actions. I've found that to be more disarming and effective when dealing with bullies; turning their own words or actions around can twist them to their knees. To argue with them or to say some random mean thing back only serves to escalate, and showing weakness by expressing the hurt only gives them permission to continue. Short of that, or when the right words don't come immediately, I have learned that I can - and have the right to - keep my head held high and walk away from the situation. <br /><br />Of course, there have been many times, after an unpleasant incident, when I've cried my way home, alone in the car. I must also say that I don't do that nearly as often these days. <br /><br />It's been said that one monkey don't stop the show, but I've found that making a show of the monkey can stop the monkey. This is my show - the one I had kept under wraps for way too many years. I have no time to waste on the monkeys of the world, yet I am prepared to come across one of them at any given time. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951206717208424386noreply@blogger.com