Passive-aggression is tempting.
It’s only by having the courage to speak up, respectfully, that we can all help each other learn. Speaking up respectfully isn’t the same as phrasing everyth..
The first step is to accept that you have a right to feel angry.
The next step is to foster self-awareness about what it is you need, or want to express.
The last step is to have the courage to be clear.
Next time I'll tell the passenger next to me that I feel uncomfortable with his manspreading an inch into my seat territory on the plane
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