Now, I could probably start a million blogs this way. My Mom has been right A LOT over the years. But specifically, I am talking about her consistent advice to 'always be the better person'.
Let me make one thing VERY clear, this is not the easiest advice for me to follow. I'm not someone who is afraid of conflict. I'm not one who is unwilling to stand up for what I believe and what I know to be true. I'm not afraid to fight for what is right. But her words eat at me; they just ring in my head. "Be the better person."
This advice was first given to me decades ago. Whenever someone said something about me, or there was some kind of an issue, my Mom would always say the same thing 'be the better person'. She didn't want me to stoop to their level, to meet pettiness with pettiness. She saw great value in taking the high road.
Her advice hasn't changed over the years, although it has been applied to a variety of situations. Conflicts with in-laws, problems at work, situations at school with my kids. Mom still says 'you are better than that'.
Mom was right. I AM better than that.
So, as difficult as it has been, I have made a conscious choice to 'be the better person'. I choose silence over screaming, the high road over the pits of hell, and integrity over bitterness.
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