Criticism without the Constructive
I received some criticism today. Not the constructive kind. Just someone basically telling me in vague terms how I am hard to talk to, too opinionated, rude, and hormonal (that was the added bonus). No examples or suggestions for improvement. No positive observations to sandwich around the critique. Oh, and no call to action or request for a response, even though it was sent via email. I was completely befuddled at first. I studied the email in search for some type of useful information but could not find much. I’ve been thinking about it, stewing on it, and I keep wavering between feeling hurt and just saying forget it, it’s not a big deal. I did respond to the email, stating that if there was an issue with them or another person (because the sender was unclear as to whom I may have hurt) then they should come to me in person and we could work it out. I really can’t repair a behavior if I don’t know what I did wrong. Until then I can only speculate. But speculating is kind of stressing me out so I’m just going to pray and try my best to let it go.




