My Mom once told me that she walked into a room where a couple of friends were discussing her, they didn’t know she was there. She shook her head, smiled, and walked away. 
My Mom also told me that she had a friend who talked badly about her, she never knew that Mom found out, and Mom never mentioned it. She smiled and walked away from this friendship.
She told me she had family who chose to shift her out of their life because she stood up for herself for a change. And because she stopped crossing oceans for them when they would not even help her cross a bridge. She smiled, shook her head, and walked away.
So I asked her how she could just walk away from people who betrayed her while pretending to be her friends or family.
She answered that every time she came to a crossroads like that, she had to decide who would be going forward on her journey with her. This showed her who she could not take along with her.
So she explained to me that you should never get mad at a person who betrays you, even in the name of friendship or family. Just gracefully bow out and enjoy your journey with all the new people God puts in their place.
