Here is why trolling Tristan Thompson is a waste of time and only fuels more hate and negativity in the world. Yes, I said it out loud. This may annoy some people and that’s ok. This is one take on the situation and it is neither right nor wrong.

Tristan Thompson has been at the center of an “epic online smackdown”. His Instagram has been littered with over more than 300,000 hateful comments, brutal insults, curses and “hexes”. It was merciless. Just relentless. The hate was real. No joke, the amount of shade thrown Tristan’s way was insane. The clap-back was fierce. It means that possibly 300,000 people took time out of their day to write on his Instagram. No judgement, just math. It would have been easier to just unfollow him.

Now, imagine if those same comments were used to pour more love and positivity into the world? And the focus was not on said Thompson. 

Let’s get this clear. I am in no way condoning or supporting Tristan Thompson’s actions of recent times in any way, shape or form. Nor am I picking sides among the various allegations. I am not here to rehash the drama either or call karma. I am taking a different spin on the current narrative. It may be unpopular perspective. But it is a perspective none the less.

I want to highlight another issue. Which is about the power of the energy we put into the world through our thoughts and words. 

“Everything you think, everything you do, everything you say is coming back to you,” Iyan​​​​​la says. “Ten-fold.”

I could not agree with Iyanla more. You can either use your thoughts, energy and words to promote positivity or negativity. You choose. Whatever you put out there is coming back to you. As tempting as it was to get on the “Trolling Tristan Thompson” train I had to restrain myself. I did not want to get caught up in the negativity firestorm. So, holding on to that amount of anger and hate is just too draining mentally and emotionally. When you try to come up with the absolute worst thing to say you're wasting your time. Time that could otherwise be invested in better things. I am so not about boomerang negativity circling back and ricocheting me. 

You are responsible for the energy you put out in the world and the energy you surround yourself with.

When you are caught up in the negativity you can’t focus on you. Quite honestly, you can’t bank from breakup. Here’s the thing, Tristan Thompson is going do what he pleases. We’ve all seen that. Trolling Tristan Thompson is not changing the reality of the situation. To play off an old expression, “Trolling Tristan Thompson is like “taking poison and expecting him to be affected by it”. Tristan Thompson is living his life. 

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” 

Thanks Frank Outlaw for this reminder. 

Trolling Tristan Thompson is letting him dominate your thoughts and dictate your actions. You’re basically letting him live rent free in your head. Don’t give him that much attention or power. Invest your time elsewhere. Because, good or bad, it’s still attention. Don’t feed into it. Don’t be a part of it. At the end of the day Tristan Thompson is still paying ball in the NBA. He’s still making 15,000,000.00 (15 million) a year despite deleting the infamous Instagram post. He’s getting his “paper” . He is banking! I think you get where I am going with this.

Wishing anyone harm, including Tristan is wrong on any level. Whether it’s major or minor. No one want’s to be on the receiving end of that. It’s still negative. Avoid adding fuel to the fire. It’s just not cool. Negativity and hate only begets more of the same.

When a relationship ends they tend to bring out the worst in us. We fall into what I like to describe as the “grip of your inferior function”. Yes, it is a thing. I've been guilty of being held hostage in my own grip. The point is that, ex bashing, name calling, harboring hate, animosity, negativity, judgement, shaming, blaming, seeking revenge, guilt, complaining, ranting, raving, ruminating, “whoa is me” pity partying, whining, obsessing over your ex, making excuses, or being emotionally caught up with your ex is draining to say the least. You want to surround yourself with positive energy, positive words and positive thoughts.  

Key Takeaway: To quote Oprah, “Remember, you are co-creating your life with the energy you put out there…. you're responsible for the energy you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others." 

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