There comes a moment in life where you realize your time is no longer up for negotiation.
You’ve answered the emails. You’ve explained yourself. You’ve double-checked the facts. And still, someone is determined to make you feel wrong—not to resolve anything, but to be right.
Some people aren’t looking for peace. They are committed to proving a point—often at the cost of your energy, your time, and your sanity. So, you must be even more committed to something greater: finding the path that leads to your peace.
This does not mean accepting blame for something you haven’t done.
This means choosing your battles with fierce wisdom and understanding that your life is too valuable to be spent sparring in inboxes with people who are secretly using you as an emotional punching bag.
Because let’s call it what it is:
Some people are miserable in their lives. And instead of healing, they seek power in conflict. Their emails, their jabs, their passive-aggressive persistence—it’s all part of the same tired game.
They’re only happy when they’ve imprisoned you in their net of negativity. And if you allow your ego to take the reins, you’ll get tangled in it too.
You’ll defend.
You’ll react.
You’ll try to “win.”
But it’s a wild ride that leads nowhere.
So next time, pause.
Take a breath.
Look at the bigger picture.
Ask yourself: Is this helping me grow? Is this elevating me? Or am I just being baited into a trap that keeps me small, distracted, and disconnected from my joy?
Because while they argue with the wind, you’ve got dreams to build.
Peace to protect.
A life to live.
Let them have their final word.
Let them win whatever prize they think they’re getting.
You? You’ve got better games to play.
Salima
Just me thinking out loud over here