Cj & I were discussing manipulators recently.
We often think of manipulative behaviour
As evil, unkind actions designed to control.
We equate it to malicious words or actions,
But it’s also a million micro aggressions shown:
It’s the laughing at your ideas,
Publicly criticizing your appearance,
Belittling your thoughts,
Cracking jokes at your expense.
*Insert yours here*
Yo, do not take it.
Not from friends, family, partners, bosses…
No one.
Recently, my faves Ant,
her husband
& my spare rib 
, CJ,
Held an intervention for me.
It is shocking how open to reconciliation I am.
I was frightened to see how many passes I gave!
How often people show us who they are,
How frequently God reminds of us who they are,
Yet we still make excuses for…who they are.
Believe them. The first time. Only.
Remember,
“If you haven’t got it, you can’t show it.
If you have got it, you can’t hide it.”
Manipulators recognize your light,
They can’t replicate or emulate,
So they try to devastate, to eradicate.
Don’t dim your shine. For anyone.
Your light is a divine filter, an antenna from God,
If it’s too bright for someone, it’s a sign.
A sign they ought to hate from outside the club
It’s 2020,
And I’ll steal my CJ’s workout hashtag & mood:
#EVILSHALLNOTPREVAIL
Blind. Them. All.
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Oh Wendelyn! 