We all have that person....

First of all - Happy, Happy bday to one of my very best friends in the world, Cynthia Jordan!!!  I can't spell your new last name, so I'm sticking to the old one.  I hope you have an amazing day.  One of my very favorite memories is your 21st bday trip to Long Island.  Loved it, and you!  xoxoxo

Okay...back to the point at hand.  We all have that one person in our life.....or maybe more than that....that we used to be friends with.  And somewhere along the way we were forced to fire them due to toxic behavior.  I may admit, I have more than one....way more than that.  But, what happens when you've fired this person, but the other people in your life haven't?  You constantly run the risk of running into this person, listening to your other friends talk about this person, and worse yet, KNOWING you'll be in the same social setting with this person. 

I don't know about you, but this causes some pretty high anxiety for me.  I know, I know, I'm working on controlling my thoughts and feelings, but I will admit I haven't entirely mastered it.  So, as I prepare to be in the same social setting with this person (okay, I admit it, I'm focusing one particular person here), a million scenarios run through my head.  It's been over a year since I've seen or spoken to this person.  And, I still have nothing nice to say.

So, I guess what I'm asking is....how do I handle this social situation?  Say hello?  Don't say hello?  Ignore?  Smile and be polite?   What would you do?!

Thanks for the help and input here, friends.  Have a wonderful Thursday.

xoxo,
ryann