Antonymic Translation

Do you wonder if your statements are running through an antonymic translation program?  Yes it’s throw back Thursday in all its eight letter glory.  Say something.  Then repeat yourself when communication fails to connect.  You think you made your point only to find the opposite of your intention and further your instructions are being executed as if the current activity is exactly as you directed.

Wow, you think, could I have been speaking a foreign language?  Did I stumble upon an episode of the Twilight Zone?  Does doubt creep in or do you drive to the point of discrepancy and reinforce what you’ve said?

It’s not you.  I’ve experienced such a situation.  In fact, the person to whom I refer has an agenda that diverges from the objective.  How could that be?  Not only were you clear, so were others with as much or more influence as you.  Now you’re flummoxed.

Shake it off.  People with hidden agendas will always find a way to discount what you say, even if you have the authority or experience to underpin your position.  Those people are smart and choose to utilize said intelligence to employ nuances that on the surface may appear to be only a one-degree diversion.  But remember one degree three feet out is still proximate to the original direction, but one-degree one mile out is a different path and so on and so forth.  At times I’ve felt death by a thousand nuances.  I was left with a choice; press my case or ignore.  I’ve tried both approaches with spotty results.  I’m wide open for suggestions.  Maybe I’m not drinking the appropriate Kool-Aid.

Life is filled to overflowing with challenges.  Pick your battles wisely as some are designed to be won, others to be lost.  Every battle can’t be important, or can it?  You’re smart and will figure it out.  The question is how many cuts will you suffer before either acquiescing or collapsing from exhaustion.

Enjoy your Thursday and carry emotional ointment.  You never know when you will need it.

Love and hugs, Nikki DeCaro