Jan 31 Other People's Dramas

When we have other people in our lives, we often inherit their life dramas.
We want to be friendly and sympathetic, but other people’s emotional issues can be an obstacle to our having peace.
We don’t want to be cold and uncaring – we want to be helpful. But some people get all upset about really small stuff. Others are always victims and never seem to learn. Still others constantly fight with family members and want to tell you all the details. After they tell you about their problems they feel better, but you go home with a headache.
Emotional connections are important – they can make life worthwhile. Or they can leave us miserable and drained. The challenge is to keep that emotional connection to other people and not to their dramas. Your friend’s lack of peace doesn’t mean you can’t have peace.
Today, ask yourself whether your peace is affected by someone else’s drama.