It is easy to react in anger or judgement. So easy that some of us do it automatically. Something happens and before we know it our anger flairs up, our judgement takes over. I have a feeling that these emotions or someone making use of these emotions has been the cause of many conflict even war. With that in mind I think we have can have control over these emotions and pick and choose our battles so to speak. It is possible to choose whether or not we want to react in anger and/or judgement. We must know ourselves well enough to know when we are in a situation that will trigger our anger or judgement. Then we simply need only to choose.
I am going to give you three steps that would solve a lot of conflict. These will greatly improve ones relationship to ones self and the rest of the world.
Number one just simply BE NICE. Number two is PRACTICE PATIENCE. And number three.... CHOOSE YOUR EMOTIONS and know when it is useful to choose anger and/or judgement if ever at all.
thank you. i think of these thoughts often, and often: and this is needful. am thinking right now that based on recent reactions that i was formed to within and inch of my life at very early stages, and i need to get a handle on that. maybe first of all admit, almost as in aa, that these things are powerful. not that i can't take them on, but they are a formidable foe. and friend.
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