As I grow older – and hopefully wiser – I’ve realized that no matter who you are, there are going to be people out there who will try to drag you down. Whether they are jealous of you, intimidated by you, they’re simply a terrible person, or some other unknown reason, it’s bound to happen many times throughout one’s life. Not everyone has your back, and not everyone is going to be rooting for your success.

When this happens, it can be difficult to respond in an appropriate way. It’s easy to get angry and upset. It’s easy to be tempted to treat them the same way and seek retaliation or revenge. It’s easy to overreact and make the situation even worse. At some point or another, I’m sure we’ve all reacted in a less than desirable way.

I wanted to share something Dan sent me earlier this week. He sent me a video of a little boy explaining the phrase: “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.” Meaning, it’s not about what happens to you, it’s about how you react to it.

I’m not going to go into specifics on the situation here, but I really needed to hear those words when he sent them to me. I wanted to get mad this week. I wanted to lash out. But I can’t control what other people do and say. All I can control is how I react to it. And I’m going to choose to be the bigger person and keep on doing what I’m doing. Clearly I’m doing something right if they’re trying to ruin it, right? That’s what I’m gonna tell myself anyway!

I’m going to keep it short today and leave you with those thoughts. Be the bigger person and keep being you!

Until next time! 🙂

Megan Reiffenberger