“The best way of removing negativity is to laugh and be joyous.”
~ David Icke
I’m not a fan of drama. In life, I mean. Television, movies, books—bring it on. But when it comes to every day living, I’d prefer things be a little more humdrum. But some people seem to thrive on drama. Always looking for something to gripe about, dwelling on bad situations, quick to take offense. I’m sure you know the type. Not that we need to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that life is just a bunch of roses, but I just don’t see the point in choosing to be mired in such a way of thinking that you end up spreading drama wherever you go.Except for some family members that I’m pretty much stuck with (can’t choose family, you know), I’m lucky not to have a whole lot of drama-ridden negative Nellies in my midst. Though, honestly, that’s not all luck; except for family, I do get a whole lot of choice in who I spend time with, so I try to choose wisely. But today I ran smack-dab into a bit of drama courtesy of a classmate. Her dramatic method of choice is the quick to take offense and then lash out variety. I know this about her; I’ve seen it in action before. So you’d think I wouldn’t be surprised when it happened again, this time with her negativity aimed in my direction, but surprise me it did. And, as drama is wont to do, it managed to seep into my brain and put a cloud over my whole day. That’s my fault, of course; I shouldn’t let other people’s wackiness have such an impact on me, but sometimes it’s hard to take a step back and ignore it.
Still, at this point, I’ve had my say, addressed the perceived insult with an apology (since I honestly did not mean to offend), and have gone on about my business. But it doesn’t feel resolved, and I feel pretty sure things will be tense when we see each other again tomorrow. That’s the way it is with drama—it likes to linger. But, I know that I can’t do more than I’ve done; things will either be okay or they will not. Obviously, I hope for the “okay” resolution, but I’ll admit that there are days when I completely understand reclusive hermit types, and think it would be better if we all just lived in our own little bubbles and didn’t have to interact with each other at all.
Anyway, I just wanted to get it off my chest a little bit, and say that each time I run into such drama, I am a little confused, and frustrated, and saddened. But, with all due respect to Mr. Icke, I think tonight the best way of getting rid of negativity and moving on from the drama is to see what happened on tonight’s episode of White Collar, so that’s what I’m going to do, and hopefully before this headache takes over and the med I just took for it wins out and I find myself sound asleep on the couch again!
Good night, and I wish you all a sunshiny and fun Friday, completely drama free.
