Not every conflict ends in resolution, and not every negotiation results in a deal. 

A young woman suffered an injury when she was a teenager, but we were mediating her case, after she was an adult. She was represented by two lawyers, and she also asked her parents to attend.  Over the course of the day, everyone was talking except for the woman who had been injured.

Driving around a packed parking lot at the YMCA one evening, I saw that someone was walking to their car to leave.  Stopping just behind them, I put on my turn signal to make it clear that I was waiting for the spot. I left room for them to comfortably back out.  When they did, just as I started to turn-in, another car swept past me on the left and took the space I was waiting for.  We nearly collided.

That’s not fair! 

That’s not right!

There is no justice!

If these statements have crossed your mind or your lips, then you know what it is to have your justice gene tweaked, stung, or stomped.