sometimes, i can be a real jerk

[nobodysoldlady]

today, i was a jerk on the phone to someone i don't know. i was trying to get to the bottom of why i had paid $225 for the national massage certification and hadn't gotten to test yet...long story short, they screwed up, but, rather than apologizing, the supervisor simply informed me that i would have to pay the $225 again. my only option now is to

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[darkdisney]

that mentality would make my job a lot easier

[midnightsociety]

I know I'm not perfect by any means, or in any sense of the word, but I do feel you were justified in becoming angry. Anger, like love is an emotion created by God, and felt by God. I think it would be safe to say Jesus was livid when people were peddling goods inside the temple walls, wouldn't you? Anyhow, I'm not rambling, but as I said I think you were justified in becoming angry. However, perhaps the anger was misdirected, as it probably wasn't the representative's decision to make you have to pay the $225 again. Either way though, if they fail to offer you a suitable compromise or at the very least an option that doesn't seem to be the most futile course of action, then you have every right to be frustrated. I realize I didn't witness this, and I'm not trying to justify a "negative" reaction, but sometimes you have to show your teeth if you want a bite to eat.

Brandon

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

love forgives all things

[nobodysoldlady]

i'm not trying to say that anger isn't a valid emotion...an emotion, by nature, i think, can't be right or wrong..it just is. so i apologize if i didn't communicate well enough...i think part of "being who you are"..a very important part to me, is being self aware enough to realize when you are being out of line. if you had witnessed my phone conversation, i don't think you would be supportive of the way i handled things...to me, it's not about the fact that i got angry...but rather how i treated another person...i think the real you always shows in moments of pressure..and that's ok...the more i know the real me, the more i realize how much i can't depend on myself to be perfect, to be my own god essentially. and the more grateful i am that God's grace has already taken care of me:-)that i am loved unconditionally, even when i fail to show it to others over and over again. but i'm not getting down on myself for that. i celebrate my weakness in the midst of God's strength. thanks for the thoughts friend:-)

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