Begin to protect your internal atmosphere because your soul lives there. Stop getting into arguments that leave your soul agitated and hurting. Learn ways of communicating your dissenting opinions without raising your voice. When you notice that people are not listening do not shout or force them to hear you. Seek other ways to get your message across like using written means or mediators, or disengage from the person altogether. I hope you're learning as you grow older that the first wealth is a calm internal climate and that everything else you accomplish in life can only be done in a climate of internal peace. In this regard anything that makes your soul sick and heavy is effectively sucking the life out of you. Your soul only shines in silence. Safeguard it.
