I ran Regeneration last night, and upon rising, decided to keep it running, even at work. I had some results that showed near the end of the day.
I chose to stay and talk with 2 others after clocking out. About 6 others showed up, and a few were wishing to make me a focus of some made up stories. What happened is two guys began competing with each other–and I never said barely a word. I’d heard all this before, being ready to shut it down if it went south. But their insistence to win a title of “best story” made it pointless for me to say anything, for everyone knew it was made up.
After 3 minutes of this battling between the others, someone asked me my thoughts, and I said “I’m watching you guys go in circles. This is between you two! I’m just observing” And they lost it. I wasn’t even in the conversation, and they were battling for (something??).
It felt good, as the mood was light and non-personal. I never took it personally at all, and I’ve been growing my boundaries on Emperor. I hadn’t expected this.