What we focus on we become, but also what we focus on can be unbecoming? We have no control outside of our bodies what people or water coolers for that matter say or do. What we do have control over is how we react or respond to it.
Susanne could have reacted, (what I like to call knee jerk reaction) instantly in the moment without any thought, evidence or different perspective? Fortunately, after gathering the evidence (clicking water cooler) her mindset and worldview of this person was changed in an instant.
How many times have you been in a similar situation without gathering all the evidence or seeing it from another person’s perspective? I know I have.