Today was one of our off days so not too much to report! We played a little Head’s Up before this. As usual we came away with our sides hurting from laughing so much. Laughter doeth good like a medicine.
Today I was thinking about an experience that I had in Phuket, Thailand. We went on a boat tour of the islands (absolutely beautiful, do it if you have a chance!). The guide of the tour was hilarious and accommodating. His number one rule: Be on time. He said this over and over and proceeded to tell us that if we were late he had no problem leaving us on the island. Our squad filled up most of the boat but there were a couple additional tourists along. It so happened that at one of the island stops, a couple was still out on the beach quite a bit past when our guide said we were going to leave. The couple ran towards the boat and the crew let them on. What happened next silenced the boat. Our guide told the couple that he will not wait past the time and the passenger began to scream at him. He kept yelling “shut the f*** up” over and over, it’s all he would say. Needless to say we were all a bit flabbergasted.
Now without doubt this passenger acted irrationally and rudely but it got me thinking about handling situations in real life. As America quickly approaches, how am I going to handle confrontations? This isn’t teamtime anymore where I can sit down, give feedback to accepted community, pray about it for 24 hours and then attempt to come to a place of growth. What happens when someone curses me out or when I’m angry with someone? I think that’s part of life. I do know that I do not want to return to a place of anger. There is a huge difference in getting angry and being an angry person. Am I still going to get mad? Of course that’s part of being human. Remembering in this next season to give myself and others grace.
Katie
