Today was valentine day. It supposed to an expressing love day. However, I was surrounded by harsh energy here and there all day today. I wonder why. Did anybody feel the same way as I did?
In the morning I went to the interview and found out the discrepancy of the offered pay rate. It dropped to half price. I couldn’t mention it was different from what I heard. I didn’t have courage to say it.
Then I had a lunch with the new people at the restaurant. I wanted to turn it down the offer because I don’t like eat at the restaurant, but I could not say that. All the experiences at the restaurant were not fun at all. The restaurant owner told me “the food doesn’t taste good, right?” At first, I thought she was joking. But she told me the same thing twice with a serious face. She was not joking. She meant what she said. I still don’t understand the restaurant owner says such thing to the customer? What was her intention? I totally don’t get it. And most importantly I don’t like the comment about the food that I was eating.
One of us didn’t get her food after 1 hour waiting. We found out her ordered food was completely forgotten. The waitress was unbelievably rude. The waitress blamed her that she didn’t order clearly. But I heard she ordered cleary. No apology at all. I just wanted to yell back to her “what is wrong with you?” but I didn’t.
In the evening, when I went to the bus stop, I encountered another turbulence. One girl came out from the bus crying. She was sad because nobody gave her a valentine card although everybody else except for her received valentine gifts from classmates. The other boy who lives on the same street of ours was furious for his brother. He kept on complaining about his brother all the way back to our house. I wanted to tell him to stop talking about that to me. I wanted to talk to my daughter. I wanted to ask her how her day was. It was not pleasant to hear the other boy’s complaint. But I could not ask him to stop.
Now I am writing this article thinking back about today. I take today’s uncomfortable experiences as lessons. Today, in each scene, I could have chosen the better option. I didn’t feel like eating out at the restaurant, so I should have chosen the option not to go to the restaurant. And I should have asked the boy to let me talk to my daughter. Whenever I don’t feel comfortable, I should stand up for myself. Before I say anything, I should take a deep breath in and out, and connect to my inner peace. Then I should be able to find the best option to turn down or voice out, not in a harsh way but in a peaceful way.
So, today I learned the importance of connecting to my inner peace and selecting the better option in every moment. I will live better tomorrow. I will select the better option at any scene to protect myself.
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