Then there is the pressure I feel as a Christian woman to turn the other cheek, be gracious at all times, and do everything I can to smooth things over. But if I’m honest, overly passive reactions haven’t been serving me or others very well. While being passive may look good at first, if I’m letting the tension of the situation build and intensify, I run the risk of getting so worn out from the hard dynamics at play that I start slipping back into immature reactions and unhealthy patterns.
