I found myself in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable place this week. It's taken me days to process what occurred, how I responded and how I'm choosing to move forward.
In a professional environment, during an ordinary 3pm de-brief meeting I found myself being verbally attacked and disrespected by a bully. I remained calm, spoke my mind carefully and respectfully. It was surprising and over the next few days became increasingly unsettling.
There were others in the room, and no one spoke to support me. It has struck me as so odd, hurtful and profoundly unacceptable.
Like any good drama episode written by Aaron Sorkin or JJ Abrams, let's rewind to 8 hours earlier.
Once again browsing new selections in iTunes for my running mix. I know, I get bored easily, huh? I love how the music motivates me so I'm always on the lookout for new and upbeat songs. I came across a feature for the new Sara Bareilles album streaming for free this weekend, so I began to listen. Hmm, that new song, Brave was catchy and quick enough to get a good running pace for me. So I downloaded .....
And when the day was over and my mind was racing to process what had happened, I pulled out my headphones and put on music. It was Brave. And the tears poured from my eyes.
I WAS BRAVE.
What an awesome word. Brave, courageous, strong. Wow, I lived it!
I have listened to the song over and over the last several days. It is speaking to me in telling me to be brave ... to see how big my brave is! The song, and the mantra has taken on a huge meaning for me. I began a Pinterest page to show just how big my brave is too!
#IamBraveEnough
In a professional environment, during an ordinary 3pm de-brief meeting I found myself being verbally attacked and disrespected by a bully. I remained calm, spoke my mind carefully and respectfully. It was surprising and over the next few days became increasingly unsettling.
There were others in the room, and no one spoke to support me. It has struck me as so odd, hurtful and profoundly unacceptable.
Like any good drama episode written by Aaron Sorkin or JJ Abrams, let's rewind to 8 hours earlier.
Once again browsing new selections in iTunes for my running mix. I know, I get bored easily, huh? I love how the music motivates me so I'm always on the lookout for new and upbeat songs. I came across a feature for the new Sara Bareilles album streaming for free this weekend, so I began to listen. Hmm, that new song, Brave was catchy and quick enough to get a good running pace for me. So I downloaded .....
And when the day was over and my mind was racing to process what had happened, I pulled out my headphones and put on music. It was Brave. And the tears poured from my eyes.
I WAS BRAVE.
What an awesome word. Brave, courageous, strong. Wow, I lived it!
I have listened to the song over and over the last several days. It is speaking to me in telling me to be brave ... to see how big my brave is! The song, and the mantra has taken on a huge meaning for me. I began a Pinterest page to show just how big my brave is too!
#IamBraveEnough
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