1. Remove toxic people from your perimeter.
In other words, choose your friends wisely. I believe that there is good in everyone but some people are just bad for you. Two strikes and you are out. In point of fact, people don’t change. And as painful as it can be, sometimes you just have to defriend your friends.
If you have no choice and have to deal with a toxic person on a daily basis (at work/school/your relative or an in-law), choose the higher path. Taking away political undertone, I really like what Michelle Obama said …
