Help Me Find Grace, when I'd rather run & hide...
Do you think there is a way to be "graceful" in your everyday dealings with people? I don't mean it in the sense of the ballerina type physical "grace" but in the emotional sense of being dignified, in control, generous, helpful etc in our behaviour.
The reason I ask, is because I think this is something I really need to work on in myself in my dealings with my MIL especially. My not-so-good old fallback is the "avoid & ignore" while I silently seethe and create an atmosphere of silent tension. It makes me feel like a petulent teenager and I would rather be more dignified than that.
With people I know, eg my own mother & DH, I don't behave like this, I talk about what is bugging me and then its over with.
I will never see eye-to-eye with my MIL. I understand that I have no control over her behaviour, I can only control my own.
So, what do you do to be gracious when your first reaction is to avoid?