My positive message of the day for you is to remember to always respond and not react. Trust me, it isn't easy. In fact, it is much easier to read a book, or write a post like I'm doing, and while you are sitting there reading, you're like, "yes, good point, respond and not react - got it". But then later today, when something bad happens, you get a bad email, a bad impression, something goes wrong, it won't be easy to remember, your instincts will take over.

Now again, I don't know the situation with Will Smith other than what you've seen, but I imagine, Will is regretting what he did. In many ways, even if the joke was out of line (and I'm not saying whether it was or not), but at the end of the day, how much better would the night have gone if Will would have just given a little smile, and gave a nod. But instead, emotions took over and something extremely regrettable, I imagine, happened.

Now in my world, I get lots of messages, lots. And some are respectful, kind, thoughtful and others are not so nice. Some are short, demanding, second guess my intentions, etc. etc. In many ways, like you, I have the initial desire to be like, "Fuck You" or "Fuck Off", but at the end of the day, if I went for a walk, I come to the conclusion that responding with anything like that would have hurt me as much as it hurt the other person, and even then, it will most likely only encourage the person to come back with something more that is going to further disrupt my day.

So in many ways, the phrase, "kill them with kindness", is totally applicable and usually most appropriate. If someone crosses you or me, says something you don't like or don't agree with, you know what a great response is...? I'll tell you - "thank you, that's great feedback!". Does this make sense? I hope in addition to all the fun and naughty pictures these more lengthy posts bring value and insight to your life.

I am not an expert, life coach or anything like that, I'm simply sharing my journey, thoughts and story with you to hopefully make a positive impact in your life!

XoXo,

KS