Badassery Magazine August 2017 Issue | Page 34

But this post is not about sexual conduct either. It is about our obsession with the belief that other people know the answer. Other people have it figured out. Other people are doing it better. So we hit the panic but- ton, fall full prey to shiny object syndrome and run around like chickens with our heads cut off. And then if someone threatens us with telling us our way doesn't work for them, we suit up into battle gear and go at them full throttle. But what if we didn’t? What if we said, “That is inter- esting. I am not sure if it will work for me but I will hear you out.” And then we did. Treating the other person with nothing but respect and an open mind. them. Just cut the relationship and walk. And if they overstep their bound- aries and refuse to give us the respect we gave them we just walk away. Leave that anger with And if you can not do that, then I will ask you this. Find what works for you. Find a mentor who works for you, and then Could be a sanity saver. And is at least worth practicing. About the Author Sherrie McCarthy is chief mermaid at Creative Mermaids and writer at booksboatsandbabes.com. Her lifelong obsession with journaling made her realize that as much as she loves writing what she really wants is to help people heal through writing and journaling. And so she created the Creative Mermaids. Like mermaids, this is not surface level stuff. Creative Mermaids are not afraid of the depths. We dive deep here. creativemermaids.com    33 walk your path proud. Get out there and if the shit finds you, as it will, just remember that en- gaging with it makes it splatter. Focus on you. Because no one does you as well as you. And we need that. So don't give it away. 