Momma always said I would have to deal with difficult people in my life but unfortunately I spent a lot of that time completely avoiding and cutting off, instead of dealing. I don’t think we will completely  understand each others’ rhythm to our individual madness but the one thing we can at least start to understand and control is our reaction. With a better grasp on reactions, we can then divert our focus on the compassion and empathy we all truly need at the end of the day.