Veterinary Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites - Imaginary Masonry to the Rescue

Have you ever worked with someone who pushes your buttons?

Whether purposefully or not, when someone sets you off, it’s at least as much your issue as it is theirs. First, the buttons are yours – why are you leaving them lying around for other people to push? Second, a wonderful way to remain calm in the presence of someone who pushes your buttons is to mentally create a beautifully painted wall between you.

When you’re not around that person, imagine a beautiful wall. Make it a beautifully painted wall, decorated with all of your favorite colors and images. Make that wall high and wide and wonderful and imagine it in great detail. If there are bricks, see the mortar between them and the small imperfections that make each brick unique. Revel in the beauty of the wall and spend time there often.

Then, when you have to be around the button-pusher, remember the wall. Think about it before you meet with the person, putting it firmly in place so you can examine the details instead of reacting to whatever they may say to you.

When you can teach yourself not to react, the button pusher will have no power over you and will eventually stop reaching for your buttons. 

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