Rant Wednesday: SometimesYou Want to Snap Back

It can be hard fighting the urge to snap back. Many of us hold our peace because it is for the greater good. There is NOT always something to be gained by snapping back.

Many times, there is often a lot to be gained by holding your tongue and remaining calm.

It is an act of balance to know when to say what you really want to say, and when to speak peace. Many times when we want to snap it is because someone is being rude to us or to someone we care about.

We try to be understanding because the person that is being rude is usually going through something rough and they don't mean to be so rude.

Heck....we have been the person before, as well, right? Every person goes through something, periodically, and it impacts their normal character and behavior.

This rant, however, is about those people that seem to constantly be mean and rude. At some point, you want to throw the understanding out of the window and just say what you feel, right?

But, we know there are consequences for snapping back even if we don't feel those consequences are fair. Those of us that work in customer service positions, as an example, know this all too well.

There are times you get tired of being beaten down and telling yourself they are not mad at you, they are mad at the situation. During these times, we have to focus on the greater good, which is just being the best help that we can and remembering why we do what we do.

We can also get it off of our chest by finding productive ways to rant, like writing a blog ;) or writing in a journal, exercising, or another healthy activity that helps calm your spirit.

There may be times when it is necessary to assert yourself. But, most times, we are better off maintaining the soft and firm approach.

Thoughts on this? What do you do when you want to snap back?

Have something you want to rant about in the next Rant Wednesday? Email me at michaidanawrites@gmail.com.