Too Fulfilled to Be Bitter
When You’re Busy Healing, You Don’t Have Time to Gossip The other day at work, someone made a comment about gossiping and being “bitchy.” Because I work closely with people and culture, there seems to be this expectation that I must be the one to set the tone, to fix it, to carry the emotional weight of everyone else. But the truth is—it made me think deeper, not about work, but about people. I’ve noticed something over the years: People who gossip are rarely fulfilled. They may look cheerful on the outside, but inside, something feels unsettled. I talked about this with a close friend I work with, and also with my fiancé. We came to the same conclusion—when your life is full, when you’re genuinely busy with meaningful things, you simply don’t have the time or the need to talk about other people. When you have: a routine that grounds you responsibilities that matter family you care for work that challenges you conversations that go deep, not wide …you don’t...