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In Balance -Shann

A random bizarro-world event I just had to write about …

Today I received a phone call from an area code that seemed familiar but the caller did not leave a message.  I decided to call the number back and find out if I knew the person on the other end.

A women answered the phone and told me she hadn’t left a message because people normally do not call her back. She was a healer and was reaching out to people in the coaching profession to offer free healing sessions in return for referrals.

Somewhat interested and a little skeptical,  I shared that I already partner with a healer and wondered if she could share her website or blog with me. This way I could learn more about her credentials and share her site with people who may be in need of her services.

This is where things started to get strange. The “healer” (now in quotations marks because I’m thinking  – not so much) began to tell me that most people who have websites and blogs are phonies with misleading information on their websites.  She had been in business 10 years and has never needed a website. I agreed that word of mouth is great but argued a lot of honest people have reputable sites that serve as a menu of services containing valuable information.  …  Insert Theme from JAWS sound effect … Our egos had become involved in the conversation.

and then … As if the silly disagreement about the value of the internet was not enough.

I made the mistake of telling her that I too fancied myself a healer.  I made the statement as a connection bridge after the failed internet tete a’ tete.

BAD IDEA

This statement pushed her over the edge to straight crazy!

Had she let me finish,  I would have shared my personal healing experiences with yoga, teaching yoga, and coaching people through low self esteem and self sabotage helping them become whole and healthy again.

She would have none of it.

She said  “You might be psychic and intuitive but you are not a healer.” This was followed by her telling me that  I was arrogant, out of balance and in need of significant healing – followed by the powerful grand finale of hanging up the phone.

Conversation over.

WTF?

I tried to call back to straighten things out and make a peace offering.  When I finally got through to her, she hung up on me again.

The person on the other end of the line was a “healer”  … and I’m an arrogant phony in need of healing?

Seems like I would be a good prospect for her.

Hmmm

What do you think the lesson is here?

Have you ever triggered somebody in this way?

How did you handle the outcome?

This was a no win phone call.  The “Healer” was insecure and triggered before our conversation could get off the ground.

Next time … I will not return any random phone calls nor will I feel responsible for making peace with a angry suitcase carrying “healer.”

I will send out good intentions and let it go.