I’m very happy.
After months of hanging in London Limbo, I’ve officially escaped to the country.
Being back in my native Derbyshire, in the village I spent most of my childhood in makes me realise just how fucking crazy England’s capital is.
Here, the air is clear, the people are relaxed and friendly, they’re NORMAL!
Of course, nothing is ideal, nothing is perfect and within several days of being here, other residents of the block I live in were making veiled demands of me.
Life happens.
People happen.
There will always be those nipping at your feet. This is where the Peace Test comes in.
You have a choice of what you allow into your life.
You have a choice of how you behave.
No matter what age people are, they want attention, they want to be heard (whether for the right or destructive reasons). Don’t fall.
I learnt a phrase years ago from Tim Ferriss when he described dealing with Internet Trolls – starve them of oxygen (metaphorically speaking of course!). He also said to assume that such people have way more free (i.e. useless) time to spare on negative behaviour.
Accept it, move on, be peaceful.
You can do better than them.