You thought, but you were wrong.
So, I just found the guy who used to challenge everything I said in elementary school (in a small ‘rich town’ ) and he was one of the "rich kids” who thought he knew everything..
He thought I was stupid since he knew I was from Mississippi, and my Dad never showed up to anything. My Aunt and Uncle showed up to everything though. My Mom came too but was busy a lot working 2-3 jobs to provide for us and my Dad was in another state, so he wasn’t able to be there. This kid made fun of so much stuff I did—especially when I brought in pecans and ate them. He thought I was an animal because they came off trees, 🙄 smh lol. But, I didn’t care—and I STILL love pecans. *shrugs*
I've been reading about triggers a lot this year and learning that they are intangible emotional wounds that we protect. They are usually connected to a source/incident or like a memory when we were hurt. Instead of trying to tackle it head on, we try to protect that wound by getting angry or super defensive.
When thinking of triggers, I thought of this guy and decided to look him up. Lol.. Looks like he's doing good. Nice. But, I remember vividly the instances when my feelings were hurt and my intelligence was attacked by him. It made me challenge any guy who thought he was better. With this one in particular, I had so much joy out smarting this kid at everything I could while there. After all, I was outnumbered ethnically speaking so, I felt like I owed it to myself to leave a mark—a powerful one. We ended up working together eventually. It's just always interesting when we become courageous enough to trace things back to the source in order to continue growing. I was reading, reflecting and decided to share this via a post. Maybe it’ll help someone. Perhaps I’ll add it to my next book.😉
Never allow words to dictate who God already proclaimed you to be. We become what we agree to. Reject anything that isn't contributing to your growth. Agree with everything that speaks life.
I'm so glad that I didn't agree* with what he thought and said about me.
Speak life.
Trace it back.
Face it.
Grow.
You THOUGHT, but you were WRONG.
Share this link with anyone who could benefit from it.
-Sheena B.
He thought I was stupid since he knew I was from Mississippi, and my Dad never showed up to anything. My Aunt and Uncle showed up to everything though. My Mom came too but was busy a lot working 2-3 jobs to provide for us and my Dad was in another state, so he wasn’t able to be there. This kid made fun of so much stuff I did—especially when I brought in pecans and ate them. He thought I was an animal because they came off trees, 🙄 smh lol. But, I didn’t care—and I STILL love pecans. *shrugs*
I've been reading about triggers a lot this year and learning that they are intangible emotional wounds that we protect. They are usually connected to a source/incident or like a memory when we were hurt. Instead of trying to tackle it head on, we try to protect that wound by getting angry or super defensive.
When thinking of triggers, I thought of this guy and decided to look him up. Lol.. Looks like he's doing good. Nice. But, I remember vividly the instances when my feelings were hurt and my intelligence was attacked by him. It made me challenge any guy who thought he was better. With this one in particular, I had so much joy out smarting this kid at everything I could while there. After all, I was outnumbered ethnically speaking so, I felt like I owed it to myself to leave a mark—a powerful one. We ended up working together eventually. It's just always interesting when we become courageous enough to trace things back to the source in order to continue growing. I was reading, reflecting and decided to share this via a post. Maybe it’ll help someone. Perhaps I’ll add it to my next book.😉
Never allow words to dictate who God already proclaimed you to be. We become what we agree to. Reject anything that isn't contributing to your growth. Agree with everything that speaks life.
I'm so glad that I didn't agree* with what he thought and said about me.
Speak life.
Trace it back.
Face it.
Grow.
You THOUGHT, but you were WRONG.
Share this link with anyone who could benefit from it.
-Sheena B.
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