I was trying to think of a time when I had to deal with a difficult person for the introduction of this post. Then I thought, how do I narrow it down? We have all dealt with a difficult person, whether it has been at work, at home, at the grocery store, or at the dining room table. Sometimes we just have differing opinions; other times it’s a matter of personalities that just don’t mesh. Either way, there are plenty of battles in life we just don’t have to participate in. Growing up, I had some bullies, and the girls in my class would exclude me (what felt like, exclusively).…