Mystic Makeda

I had a run-in with a neighbor today. The long and the short of it was that the neighbor was incredibly rude, hateful and mean-spirited. I had to remember this was just my impression (have to check the judgment factor). Someone else might see her reaction as appropriate. After her second and, third remark, I decided my impression was dead on…or was it? Time for a reality check!

After checking my intention, tone and wordage I decided it wasn’t me. After two attempts at talking to her rationally, I just stood there in wonderment; the level of hostility this woman displayed was amazing. My response to her was “Are you serious?” Again, the amount of irritation she displayed just didn’t equal out in my way of thinking. There are family members and friends who tell me periodically that I’m too nice, passive, or easygoing. However, I fall back on the idea that we should treat people the way in which we would like to be treated. To date I have been fairly successful with this way of being.

Going to war over a parking spot just isn’t worth it. If you plan to use your van as a storage unit, wouldn’t most rational people think about moving that vehicle to an out-of-the-way place in consideration of others? That is all I ask of the people around me, including myself, just be nice.

One of my first thoughts, after the “ego” got put in check was, what is going on in this lady’s life to present herself in such a manner? There has to be a reason. So, what do we do with people that come at us like “energy vampires”, sucking the life energy out of you, and your environment? I knew the first thing to do was to shield myself in white light. (I envision a white bubble, much like the one “Glinda, the Good Witch” comes to “Muchkinland” in.) Then, I said a prayer of protection (for both her and me). I had two obvious options. First would be to get in her face, get loud, confrontational and ignorant. Or second, take the high road, bless her and walk away. I walked a very fine line as I said, “I’m going to pray for you. Have a blessed day, Bitch!” Not my finest moment, but I am a work in progress!

Now that I’ve had time to step back from the incident, I decided the best thing to do would be to continue to hold her in the light. Whatever her deal is, it has nothing to do with me. As a friend told me, it’s not our business what people think about us. I have the satisfaction knowing that I’m happy in my life. It’s extremely rare for me to have someone so mean-spirited in my environment, so I will approach this as a life lesson. It’s all about the love, and if you don’t feel it, you’ve got to find the love within. My visit to “hell” lasted minutes, apparently hers will last a lifetime, if she doesn’t find her way to peace. In the meantime, I will walk my talk and take the higher road. It’s a beautiful place to be.

Namaste’