The Rest of the Story

I wanted to continue the story of the lady, because I only told part her story. Two days later, I bumped into the same lady on the MAX.  I asked how was school going.  She went on to tell me how she was still slightly bothered by the interaction with her instructor and had stopped by her office to talk to her.

She realized she had a few choices.  One -  take it personally; 2 - clarify this behavior with the instructor & express how she felt, accessing her personal power; 3 - recognizing the instructor may be having a bad day and use her trash can and use her walk away power.

She actually chose ask the instructor if she was OK yesterday.  The instructor said yes, and then changed her answer to no.  She further elaborated that she was having a reaction to some new medication and not feeling well yesterday. Oh, said my new friend, I thought something might be wrong because I felt like you were snapping at me, grabbing my paper from me, and not real interested in my work.  The instructor was apologetic and said she was sorry; then proceeded to ask if she needed any more help with the homework.  

I liked the ending to the story because this woman choose to use her personal power to acknowledge she still had feelings about the interaction, clarify, and then stand in her personal power and choice.

I haven't seen this woman since, but I often think about her and how this was a reminder to Acknowledge your feelings, act on your Commitment or ask what you are Committed to, and take Time to process.  ACT!