{"id":2629,"date":"2017-07-18T17:44:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T22:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:10","slug":"negative-person-drag-down-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/negative-person-drag-down-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Let a Negative Person Drag You Down!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>You can prevent a negative person from dragging you down!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5466 size-medium\" title=\"Encouragement to not let others bring you down on near a river.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Encouraging you to not let anyone drag you down on near a river.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/negative-behaviors.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How should you respond when someone is negative and angry toward you?\u00a0 How can you prevent a negative person from dragging you down?<\/p>\n<p>If you want to be a peacemaker instead of making the situation worse, you simply have to refuse to be insulted.\u00a0 You must refuse to accept his negativity.<\/p>\n<h4>First, don&#8217;t accept anyone\u2019s anger.<\/h4>\n<p>How can you do this? 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