What Matters
by Michael Feeley
Some people work hard to matter in all the wrong ways. They disrupt instead of connect. They poison conversations instead of contributing to them. Think of them as spam in your inbox—loud, insistent trolls, demanding attention they have not earned.
Here’s what they’re counting on: your reaction. Your anger. Your time.
But you have a choice. You can delete them. Ignore them. Or solve their problem with minimal engagement and move on. The key is understanding that you control how much they matter.
Meanwhile, consider what it costs to be malicious. To wake up choosing disruption over dignity. To carry that ugliness around all day. It’s exhausting, debilitating work, being hateful. But understanding this doesn’t mean absorbing their toxicity or compromising your integrity.
You can see clearly what they’re doing without letting it corrode who you are.
Ask yourself:
What effect do I want to have on another person?
What does harboring malice do to my body and mind compared to choosing kindness?
Cause and effect. Your choices, not theirs, shape your character.
Malicious people will matter in the worst possible way—to themselves—if they keep choosing poorly. That’s their burden to carry, not yours.
Your power is in refusing to let them matter more than they should.
Save your energy for what actually builds something. For people who show up with goodwill. For work that matters. For living one way—with integrity intact.
Thanks – (Michael (he, him)
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This matters too – Your Essential Choices.
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