| Do You Have Toxic People In Your Life? |
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We all know someone who is a Toxic influence on our lives.
We all know someone who is a Toxic influence on our lives. These people just aren't good company. They bring us down with their complaining and negativity, or worse still their verbal or physical abuse. One of the key things to learn is that this is a result of their reactions to the experiences in their lives and has nothing to do with you. If you start to feel like you are the reason why they feel bad then you are taking responsibility away from them. The important thing is to not respond with negativity or be drawn into their negativity ways. You need to approach it with a sense of optimism and happiness. Though, this can seem to be harder done than said sometimes. If this is a familiar story to you, then sit down and read this short parable and take from it what you will. Once there was a farmer who lived by himself out on a remote property. He lived a simple life filled with his daily tasks and was satisfied with his lot. One day he went to the well near his house to get up some water to do some cooking. He noticed when the bucket got to the top that the water putrid and obviously toxic. So he knew that he couldn't drink the water. After some consideration he came up with only two viable ways to proceed. 1) He could seal off the well and then dig a new one further away. This would be a hard job though and he wasn't sure that he was ready to bury a well that had taken him a long time to make in the first place. 2) By going down to the river and bringing up buckets of pure water every day. He could dilute the toxic water in the well with the pure water from the river and over time it would become drinkable again. Again this would take a lot of hard work and time but it would mean that he could keep the well that was close to his home and had served him well. The one thing he definitely knew was that no matter which option he chose he could NOT drink the water from the well. You might have people in your life that are like the toxic water. They bring you down and by drinking from their negativity you start to feel sick and lose sight of your own dreams, ambition and the happiness that is in your life. You need to decide which option you will take. If the relationship is too toxic. If you think there is no chance of it becoming positive again in the future. Then you MUST cut it off. This may seem overly hard or harsh to do. But it is your future happiness that you are talking about and you have to do what it takes to preserve that. Or you could bring a little pure water every day. You give a little happiness and positive energy into that person's life every time that you see them. You always give to them. Then with effort and over time that person's life will start to brighten and you will find your efforts rewarded with a bright new positive relationship. Whichever way you go though, remember this one thing... YOU MUST NOT DRINK FROM THE WELL! Fighting back or responding to their actions and negativity is drinking from the well. You will only get sick and you're happiness will slip away. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Iain Forrest is a Successful Entrepreneur. He is committed to helping regular people change their circumstances and enter into a new life of financial, time and personal Freedom.. If the thought of owning your own Personal Development Business with low start up costs, simple systems and full training sounds appealing then look at his Personal Development Business opportunity.. |