`The Color Purple` is a movie I can relate to in light of the fact, all my life I had to fight as well. We have to fight for everything in this life, so remember that! It will not be so easy at times. I always looked out for my family members. No one ever bothered my little cousins. If they did, I would effectively defend them. I had the dipsy-doodle of Muhammad Ail whenever I had fist fights with boys. I used to make boys cry all the time when I was a little girl until I got older and those little boys became stronger than me. I recall trying to use the same tactics I did when I was a little girl on a boy who was growing into a young man. It was awful. The boy was bigger and tougher so I jetted out of his sight like a scene from "The Flintstones." All you could see was Fred Flintstones' dust (like in the cartoon) as I ran away from him. I was not about to fight him…no way!
In this life, there will be a nimiety of conflicts you will have to confront. I recently attended a professional development with several other teams in attendance. There were plenty-many friendly faces and some unknown ugly faces at the conference. We were instructed to work in teams and come up with different strategies to implement in our daily missions. I had three people in my group. Two of the people were very inclusive and professional. The problem I had was the third person in our group. I believe the third person (lady) was intimidated by me for some reason. Who knows why! I had never met her. I knew I looked great and smelled wonderful so it had to be the melanin in my skin. She acted as if I was invisible. Each time she talked, she had her back turned towards me on purpose. She never once gave me any eye contact. This woman only talked to the other two members in our group, not me! Incidentally the other two women did resemble her but their spirits was nothing like hers. It is amazing how I was not surprised. Nothing ever surprises me when it comes to individuals who need God to work on their hearts. I discerned how she made the other two members in our group uncomfortable by her unwarranted actions. I had never experienced that kind of situation before; yet I tried my best to remain graceful. I felt sorry for the woman. I ignored her and was very proud of myself for not allowing my flesh to get the best lasting impression!
How do you handle uncomfortable situations? Have you had any?