Live drama-free

Recently I had to have a car repair. There’s a whole backstory surrounding the repair that involves an untruthful mechanic who I unwittingly trusted which made me furious. In trying to get the episode off my chest, I told the story over and over to all of my friends. But, every time I told it, I would relive the original anger to the point I could actually feel the angst in my body.

So when my neighbor asked me about the loaner car I had, I simply told him my car needed a repair; end of story. I was amazed at how unaffected I was; no headache or anger in my body.

I decided right then to stop the backstories and gory, upsetting details that aren’t necessary to tell; less is more. Reliving the drama changes nothing and only stirs up bad feelings, so since there’s no point to it, I’m pledging to forgo backstories and help my body remain a drama-free zone.