POISONERS

I was actually happy to see her – just by looking at her I was reminded of many great memories from the past. We talked. In just 5 minutes she managed to tell me that her holidays abroad were as dull as ditchwater and that the staff of the hotel she was staying in was completely unprofessional. I also learned that the shop we were visiting is lame and that the staff is lazy (while the checkout assistant was trying to ease a nervous client at that exact moment). When she picked a fight with an attendant – I was done. I immediately stopped smiling and started to feel sick. She managed to send me a few negative messages in just a few moments. Just negative messages. I ended the impromptu meeting very quickly.

Well, I’m also complaining about things sometimes. Aren’t we all? There are days when we just want to be by ourselves. Sometimes there’s a legit reason for that, other times there’s no reason at all. But feeling blue doesn’t give us any permission to poison somebody else’s life. Of course, we can talk to our friends or partners and complain if it helps. But let’s not treat them as a garbage bin that we can throw our frustrations into.

Unfortunately, there are people that just enjoy poisoning other people’s lives. After a meeting with such a person you usually feel drained, like a balloon without air. You’ve heard the same story again and learned that nothing can be done – once again. Your friend feels fine, while all you want to do is take a shower.

There also are people that need to criticize others to feel better. They’re also hard to handle.

Let’s focus more on what we communicate to others. You’ve noticed that you tend to poison sometimes? Stop! Leave your frustrations at the gym.

Avoid energy vampires. The only thing that they do is taking away from you. Instead, let’s use our energy for ourselves and our loved ones. Don’t let anyone take your smile away from you :).

foto: Adam Mruk