Right-sided people

I haven't written in weeks. My most faithful reader has complained. So here you are sweet friend!

As you can see, this post is entitled "right-sided people". The topic has nothing to do with what any of you would think. It has nothing to do with politics or nothing to do with anyone that has an agenda. It has to do with an enlightening subject that someone just informed me of last week.

Take a piece of paper and draw two columns vertically. In the left column, list people who are very "good" for you. People that encourage you, accept you, challenge you, boost you up, make you be a better person, etc. On the right side, list people who don't encourage you; people who are negative, who make you feel bad about yourself, etc. Now, cross out the entire right hand column. These people do not matter! Now, in the grand scheme of things, they are still human beings that we should be decent and kind to. But as far as our mental health, our well being, our emotional state, they do not matter.

This was so enlightening for me. I have people in my right hand column that I just give WAY too much value. I allow them to make me angry, or make me cry. I am giving them way too much power. I need to focus more on my "left-sided" people who are SO good for me. I am blessed to have quite a few in this column. The others just don't matter.

I've always wanted it to be like water on a ducks back with these people. I've wanted what they said to just roll off of me. But I never could figure out how to make that happen. Now I think I know.

I'm so grateful for enlightening moments like these. I pray that I will keep my "right-sided" people where they belong. On the right side of my column with an X penciled through there names.