Gossipmongers

Recently I was at a meeting and the topic came up about a situation that I am very close to.

There were three people sitting at the table with me and when they realized that I know firsthand information about the situation, they began asking me questions. My answers were very minimal as I don't feel that the situation is any of their business.

They must have caught on because they stopped asking me questions and decided to just create their own theory amongst themselves. What they came up with was a theory that was so off base and far from the truth, all I could do was shake my head, and leave the table.

I realized then that this is how rumors get started. These three people have devised a story that sounds good enough to them to be true and so this is what they will choose to share with anyone who asks.

Bottom line is this...the little bit of information that I provided (the truth), wasn't "sensational" enough for them, so they didn't want to buy it. Instead, they chose to come up with their own truth (called a lie), because that is what fits all of the gossip that's been swirling about. So so sad, but far more common that we realize.

Let the DIALOGUE begin! Have you ever been the subject of gossip? If so, did you try to clear it up so that people would know the truth?

Talk to me!

Til next time...