Dealing with the Punches of Negative People
When negativity hits like a closed fist, remember to stay grounded, stay joyful, and keep walking toward your own light.
"God is not a respecter of persons." It's a verse I've carried in my heart for as long as I can remember - a steady reminder that God’s love isn't conditional. It doesn’t depend on status, behavior, or where someone is on their path. Lately, I’ve found myself returning to this truth again and again when dealing with negative people.
It’s easy to show kindness when people are kind. It's harder when someone judges you because your political views don’t align with theirs. When they whisper behind your back or loudly accuse you of being "too much" - too talkative, too passionate, too different. It’s even harder when they disrespect you under your own roof, where love should be the unspoken law. Sometimes their actions - or their words - hit you like a closed fist.
This happened to my mother recently. She was talked down to, her property treated as secondary to someone else's - in her own home. Her value was being diminished. When I heard about it, my first thought was of my dad and what he would do if he were still alive. He wouldn’t have stood by and let his wife be treated that way.
My mother may not be everyone's cup of tea, but one thing she has always done is strive to love everyone equally - without regard - just like God does. She knows, as I do, that we are all still learning how to be human.
That doesn’t mean we excuse harmful behavior or pretend it doesn’t hurt. It means we set clear boundaries, rooted in self-respect. We protect our space, our spirit, and our peace. Personally, I return - again and again - to my own energy of joy and love. I ground myself in what is true: I am not here to be molded by the negativity of others. I am here to remember who I am.
Their storm does not have to become my weather.
We are all still learning to be human. Some learn through love, and others through struggle. But your lesson is clear: protect the garden of your soul. Tend it with care. And when others come throwing stones, remember - you are the keeper of your peace, not their chaos.
Not everyone will understand you. Not everyone is meant to. Your job is not to convince them of your worth. Your job is to know it so deeply that no amount of misunderstanding can touch it.
At the end of the day, their behavior says everything about them and nothing about you. Their words may land like a closed fist, but you are not here to bruise. You are here to bloom.
Walk away if you must but do it with grace. And keep walking toward joy.