~ Jill Jackson
There is a difference between making peace and appeasement. Appeasement is when you try to placate someone by making concessions or meeting them half way. This de-escalates conflict but, if you jump in to appease someone who just wants to be right, this fuels their sense of entitlement.
Some of us hate conflict so much we'd do almost anything to stop it: make the first move, seek or offer forgiveness, let things go. This is fine unless it is feeding someone else's grandiosity; in which case, you're merely jumping into the fire. This is not keeping the peace. It is losing your own. Getting consumed. Better to avoid inhaling the smoke and get out of the way- quick!
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