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Good Energy Requested
I really, really want to run back to the mountains.
I came off a wonderful, relaxing, romantic vacation into a challenging class taught by a pompous, arrogant, elitist, negative instructor. When he's actually teaching the class material, he's not bad -- but his editorializing and attitude are really wearing. The fact that his favorite topics for bashing are two of the three fields in which my father has done his professional work does not make it easier, even though nothing this jerk says actually relates directly to my father.
Then there are the group exercises, which are actually very valuable as learning experiences, but very challenging on several levels -- including emotional ones -- for me, due to my own personality quirks.
Finally, there's some offline drama going on a long way away that I'm emotionally invested in even though I'm primarily an observer at this point, and that's taking its toll as well.
Oh yes, and my to-work commute today is likely going to be harder than usual due to some problems with a broken water main.
The good news is that everything should be resolved by noon today: the class over, and the drama reaching its climax in a courtroom.
If anyone has positive and grounding energy to send me today, I could sure use an infusion.
I came off a wonderful, relaxing, romantic vacation into a challenging class taught by a pompous, arrogant, elitist, negative instructor. When he's actually teaching the class material, he's not bad -- but his editorializing and attitude are really wearing. The fact that his favorite topics for bashing are two of the three fields in which my father has done his professional work does not make it easier, even though nothing this jerk says actually relates directly to my father.
Then there are the group exercises, which are actually very valuable as learning experiences, but very challenging on several levels -- including emotional ones -- for me, due to my own personality quirks.
Finally, there's some offline drama going on a long way away that I'm emotionally invested in even though I'm primarily an observer at this point, and that's taking its toll as well.
Oh yes, and my to-work commute today is likely going to be harder than usual due to some problems with a broken water main.
The good news is that everything should be resolved by noon today: the class over, and the drama reaching its climax in a courtroom.
If anyone has positive and grounding energy to send me today, I could sure use an infusion.
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Hugs coming your way!
And I've got all my fingers and toes crossed, too, for good measure. I firmly believe that miracles do still happen because there are days when the stupid people actually manage to be stupider (yes, today that IS a word!). Just remember the oh-so-wise words of my good friend, Charlotte: "Chin Up!" If a spider who can sing and spell isn't cause for a smile, then I don't know what is.
Yes, I'm Smiling!
You're absolutely right, and this message made me smile several times today. Thanks!
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In future, consider a small measure of Speaking Truth to Power - I often find that a very small pushback works wonders. i.e. 'my father was x, and he always noticed y.'
That will usually shut the dumbasses up.
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He heard me out, defended his stance, said that he had received similar feedback before. Which meant, of course, that he had no intention of changing his behavior. I replied that I knew both systems needed a lot of help, but that his comments would be of more value to the class -- and less emotionally wearing -- if he would give specific examples of bad processes and then examples of solutions.
It was an impasse, but I felt better for having given him feedback to his face, not stewing for several days and then putting it down in the evaluation.