Welcome to todays lesson, "How to Deal With Conflict". Step 1, don't do what Jeremy does. Thank You.
(That's Menno Simons).
Yes, I do not deal well with conflict. My solution is to avoid it at all costs and if it does happen, then bury it and pretend it didn't happen. Unfortunately I think this response can lead to more broken relationships than the initial conflict. I don't know if this was just my temperament or has something to do with growing up in a Mennonite church where non-violence is important. However I don't think they actually ever taught us to avoid conflict, I just somehow picked it up. Whenever I heard "Blessed be the Peacemakers." I always wanted that to apply to me. Unfortunately the way I tried to be a peacemaker was to avoid getting into any conflict in the first place. It's not so hard to make peace if nobody breaks it. So I ended up a conflict-avoider instead. I think peacemaking is a calling in my life, but I haven't found out how yet.
Anyway I think it is time to do what I can to make peace in the conflicts I've tried to bury.
Thunderbird 31 on Linux
10 years ago
2 comments:
perhaps a juxtaposition between mennonite non resistance and hockey. that might be the thing.
malcolm the nabob
Well Jeremy I think it has to do with temperment as well. I avoid conflict as well. It's something I'm having to face right now too. There seems no solution at present.
Sue
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