Homeless People on the Streets of Toronto

My roommate was telling me stories of her experiences of how the streets of Toronto haven't been safe. Today, one happened to me.

I was pushed to the ground by a homeless person for no apparent reason. I was busy thinking about other stuff to understand that that is considered an assault. I was thinking, "Ok, so, am I going to allow myself to think that this was an evil act?" I was too busy thinking about how I felt about it to think of it as an assault.

I just called Toronto Police to make sure it is considered an assault. And now I so wish I had called the police! Now that I am thinking, I am wondering where the hell I was! Duh! It's assault. He pushed me to the ground for NO reason.

I was also thinking that I have recently been dealing with enough difficult stuff to let this get to me. Frankly, emotionally, this was a small thing for me to be angry at.

I am a little amazed at how your focus can change how you view a situation. My focus was on myself and how I felt about it. My focus was on making sure that I stay emotionally stable over this because this matter didn't need me getting all worked up and destroying the rest of my day by ruminating over it.

O well, for next time, which I hope never comes, I will remember to call the police and stay emotionally stable.

My message is: Be very watchful of your surroundings in downtown Toronto. All I was doing was looking for my roommate's number on my phone. I didn't see him coming. It is weird how I have been in downtown very regularly for years now and this happened now.