Squeeze an orange, you get orange juice

What happens when you squeeze an orange?

You don’t get apple juice. No matter how hard you squeeze.

Extend the metaphor…and someone squeezes you.

They say something you don’t like. They behave towards you in a way you find offensive.

What comes out?

Anger? Bitterness? Tension? Fear? Anxiety? Stress?

Yet, immediately, you say the reason that came out of me was because of what they said, how they said it, or whatever they did.

But the truth is that what comes out is what’s inside.

And, if you don’t like all that stuff coming out, don’t let anyone else squeeze it out of you.