HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE……….this was the message I kept telling myself this week as I was borderline CYBER BULLIED.
Earlier this week I was told:
– I should have my credentials revoked
– My education is crap
– I should not be allowed to teach at the college level
– I don’t know how to prove anything with science
– Everything I say is a lie.
All of this happened in a public forum, and was done by people who have never met me. They proclaimed it “was not personal”, and they were just trying to “keep it real”.
But that is NOT real, and it IS personal.
As many of you know, my intelligence it one of my biggest insecurities in life, so they hit right where it hurts the most (knife in the gut).
Yes, I KNOW that I am smart, but I often don’t FEEL smart enough (maybe it’s because of all the wicked-smart people I surround myself with, and just like everyone else, I am subject to comparison).
But, the point was – it hurt. A lot.
HOW DID I RESPOND?
+ First I became angry, then I cried.
+ I tried to clarify, but they kept spinning my words around to claim I was saying something that I wasn’t.
+ Then I withdrew from the conversation, as I knew it wasn’t going to go anywhere productive – they were just on a hunt to destroy. Their comments continued for 24 hours after I stopped.
WHY do I think I was attacked?
– People feel threatened and insecure when they don’t understand things.
– People are hurt, and want to push that hurt on to others.
LESSON:
If you are being judged, don’t look at yourself….Look at them.
+ What must be going on in their life to make them want to do this?
+ Realize the pain they must be going through to want to throw that hate toward you.
+ Give grace, people need more grace in their lives.
+ Be strong in who you are, and know your own truth.
+ Show them love 
