Beau!!! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Last night I was so hurt and angry with a coworker who had said some really hurtful things to me, "dissing" the job I do, like I'm of no value.
I actually tried to call this person and tell her how angry and hurt I was. I must have had a guardian angel watching over me, since the call(s) went unanswered. Now, looking back on it, I will be much better off to just let it go...and adopt some of the advice in the quotes you posted.

Interestingly, and not really off-topic, I am currently listening to an audio reading of The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. Who woulda thought that this book would address such a topic, but it does! As I began listening to it at bedtime, the very topic was described in detail with one of the main characters. It was comforting. Dostoevsky is a genius!
Patty