February 25 | No One Is Against You

“No one is against you, they’re for themselves.” – Ed Calderon

No one is against you. 

After all, how could they be?

Did their alarm go off this morning, early enough that they’d have time to hit the gym, pull on a pair of socks quietly, make it out the door and into the office just in time to start throwing off your plans for the day? 

Did they go through their breathe work and mindfulness exercise to set their intention for the day, the intention of making your life as hellish as they, by the grace of God, can? 

Were they up late last night reading the “top 7 ways to ruin your day” or “3 more unique and painful methods of office-place torture”? 

Of course not. Every single person who has ever annoyed you, frustrated you, or come against you has been too wrapped up to even notice you until you annoyed them, frustrated them, or came against them. 

They’re not against you. They just too busy being for themselves. 

So could you make an enemy a friend by being for them, too?… Read the rest