When someone does something that offends you, you don’t have to take it personally. You can’t really know where they’re coming from, you can only know the mindset through which you’re interpreting their behavior, which may or may not be accurate. Remembering that you can’t know for sure what’s motivating them to do what they do, and checking in to see what’s causing you to interpret their behavior as ‘offensive’, can help dissipate the energy and neutralize the situation. When you don’t take it personally, it’s much easier to…

Let go.

Jarl and Steve