Even though I didn't make some big display of what happened on the surface, it doesn't mean that I didn't make choices deep down inside about what to do. Even though you didn't see my choices, it doesn't mean that there won't be consequences.
When I was little, my emotions were out of control. I would always explode and I was pretty close to a living tornado. Everything inside of me was a stress reaction to everything that was happening outside in the world.
However, as I grew up, I started to become much more of an observer than a reactor. I quieted down and started looking at everyone and everything around me with deep interest.
And because I did all of this, I learned some very important lessons about life.
Not everything needs some sort of big reaction.
A display. A fight. A grand gesture. Words exchanged.
There isn't always a need for large reactions to things that are happening in life.
I found out that there's a great deal of strength in having grace under pressure and being fluid instead of rigid. Life isn't as much about what happens to you but rather how you decide to act after it has all happened.
And even though this was an amazing insight to have, there was something else that struck me.
It was the power of action beneath the surface. What I mean by that is just because you didn't make a grand display of something doesn't mean that you didn't make decisions in that moment that weren't available to the naked eye.
You can act in silence.
Patiently.
You can be ever so calm.
Because I value myself and know what's good for my heart. I know that exploding and losing control of myself is only going to harm me in the end.
It's a great thing to be looking out for yourself and for others as well.
Because of course you could raise all hell, but is that really going to be the best thing for you? Probably not.
It's time to try a different approach.
When I was little, my emotions were out of control. I would always explode and I was pretty close to a living tornado. Everything inside of me was a stress reaction to everything that was happening outside in the world.
However, as I grew up, I started to become much more of an observer than a reactor. I quieted down and started looking at everyone and everything around me with deep interest.
And because I did all of this, I learned some very important lessons about life.
Not everything needs some sort of big reaction.
A display. A fight. A grand gesture. Words exchanged.
There isn't always a need for large reactions to things that are happening in life.
I found out that there's a great deal of strength in having grace under pressure and being fluid instead of rigid. Life isn't as much about what happens to you but rather how you decide to act after it has all happened.
And even though this was an amazing insight to have, there was something else that struck me.
It was the power of action beneath the surface. What I mean by that is just because you didn't make a grand display of something doesn't mean that you didn't make decisions in that moment that weren't available to the naked eye.
You can act in silence.
Patiently.
You can be ever so calm.
Because I value myself and know what's good for my heart. I know that exploding and losing control of myself is only going to harm me in the end.
It's a great thing to be looking out for yourself and for others as well.
Because of course you could raise all hell, but is that really going to be the best thing for you? Probably not.
It's time to try a different approach.
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