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Some People Make You Crazy and You Need to Thank Them

The people who make you the craziest perhaps bring you the greatest gifts.

I had a difficult conversation with someone this weekend which left me shaken for several hours after. I felt that even though I had not been physically abused, I nevertheless felt emotionally scarred and my body hurt all over.

At one point in the conversation, I knew that one of us had to let go of our ego and it wasn't going to be them. And so I just let go of mine. It was no longer important who was right (and by the way I was). It was only important that I find some peace here and look deeper to find out what was really going on. Once I did that, I felt compassion for this person, who's anger was really only a call for help, a longing for love, coming from a desperate and frustrated place. Once my ego was out of the way, I could see that and respond in kind.

When the conversation had ended, I took some time to process it and write about it to get clear as to why I had attracted this to me. I have come to believe that the world is indeed a safe place and people are inherently good. This is reflected back to me in my life almost all of the time.

Writing about it helped me to first release the anger. No, make that rage! And writing some more about it, uncovered the insights and helped me to see, where I was asking but not paying attention as to what was showing up, where I was wanting but not hearing or seeing, where I was demanding but not allowing, where I was getting in my own way and stopping my good for coming to me.

It is so much easier to see this in others rather than in ourselves.

After all the reflection and writing and processing, I let it go and went to bed. In the morning as I lay there, I was able to see this person, as an Angel in disguise. I was able to have compassion and yes, even love for them. They helped me to heal another part of myself that had been crying out for help, another part of me that I needed to acknowledge and finally let go of. For that I will always be truly grateful.

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