Dear Friends,

In the ‘Science of Mind’ magazine, don Miguel Ruiz was quoted,

“Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally…Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.”

Diana Ensign says, “We live from a place of authenticity, where the opinions of other people no longer control our emotions.”

About 4 months ago I experienced a harsh letter from an Interfaith colleague of mine. It was a long detailed email with everything she thought I did wrong on a team preparing for an event and even more. I read it and at first I was a bit shocked. I read it again and asked God to show me a new perspective on this letter. As I read it, coming from her point of view, Yes, I did step in and shared thoughts about how the program should be handled. I had been coordinator of many of these programs for years so I thought I knew the ins and outs and possible downfalls of how this team was coordinating the event. Problem was,

I was NOT the chair of this team. The chair felt threatened. I admit I overstepped when the team thought everything was in place and I proceeded to say it needed to be another way. I realized she had valid points and it was time for me to LET GO and allow others to proceed in their own way.

I chose not to take it personally. I chose to come from her point of view and look at it from a different perspective. I could see how I needed to let go and let the committee be what it needed to be.

I also chose to not let the letter control my emotions. I recognized I felt a bit hurt at first, because from my point of view, I was coming from a place of caring and wanted the event to be a success. However, I read her words carefully so I could see her perspective.

In my response to her, I “agreed with mine adversary” as Jesus taught. I chose to make amends and reconcile with her. I said I saw her point of view and thanked her. I also said I apologize for over stepping and I was only coming from a place of Love wanting the highest and best for the event. With that, we resolved this issue.

We all can resolve conflict without anger. There is truth in conflicting words on both sides. It is up to us to look carefully for the truth, view from a different perspective and make amends when necessary. Come from a place of Love and the Divine Solution will present itself.