Janet Smith Warfield

There are times when conflict has value. Not conflict in the sense of physical warfare, but conflict in the sense of standing firm in one’s own integrity and spiritual centeredness when confronted with another person’s angry, judgmental, and self-righteous denunciations. To stand firm may create conflict, but it is like the conflict of the river that thinks it can push the rock out of its way. I can actually be a catalyst to an angry person’s spiritual growth by saying ‘no’ and allowing them to realize that their anger belongs to them. It has nothing to do with me.

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