In the courses I teach about conflict, people show up with a lot of grief and hopelessness about conflict in their lives. The people who show up to these courses are often the people who are trying their best to engage in conflict with compassion and a genuine desire for change. But, when they show up (imperfectly as we all do), they are met with denial, attacks, rejection, refusal, avoidance, indifference, gaslighting, and misdirection. They say, “I went to them and communicated directly about what was going on, then they immediately turned it around on me like I was the problem.”
Thank you for posting this, the timing is almost sacred! I have been struggling with letting go of old friends, colleagues and this post was much needed. <3
Thank you for posting this, the timing is almost sacred! I have been struggling with letting go of old friends, colleagues and this post was much needed. <3