You’ve 👏 gotta 👏 sit 👏 with 👏 your 👏 feelings 👏
Summary
A woman shares her philosophy on emotional restraint, but admits she hasn't always followed her own advice. When asked about her worst impulse reaction, she confesses to Ubering her best friend's shirt to her workplace during a fight, complete with a dramatic note that said "Take the out if you don't want to be friends, take the out." Psychotic behavior, she calls it now. They're fine these days. The incident taught her to sit with her feelings instead of acting immediately. People deserve grace, she tells Kareem. Everyone has limitations. Give it time.
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So what's your take? We should all sit with our feelings? We should all sit with our feelings. I'm not sure if I disagree or I agree. What good has ever come from acting on impulse? Acting on impulse is bad. It's horrible because if you react exactly, you're not going to be in the right mindset. You're not—
What's the worst thing you've ever reacted to? Oh my God. I got in a fight with my best friend and I Ubered her shirt to her job.
You Ubered her shirt? No, it was psychotic behavior. Like, we're fine now, but I can own it. I was like, "We're done." I put a note and everything. I was like, in the Uber or on the dry cleaning.
So you were so mad at her? I was so mad that you Ubered her shirt to her with a note. Yes. It was like, "Take the out if you don't want to be friends, take the out."
So you learned your lesson after? Did it was horrible, but now how do you react? I definitely sit with it.
You sit with it? I think people deserve more grace. You don't need to vilify everyone, you know? Everyone has their limitation. Give it time.
Yeah, give it time.