"Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience. Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand up on your own two feet. Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion. Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power back. Anything you hate is teaching you unconditional love. Anything you fear is teaching you courage to overcome your fear. Anything you can't control is teaching you how to let go.
Jackson Kiddard
There is a difference between aimlessly wandering through our life and participating within each moment. Instead of swiftly moving down the street, slow down a bit and glance up at the sky. Rather than pushing into the crowded elevator, see if there is someone to be allowed before us. If we have a cart filled with groceries, let the person with the little basket step in front of us. Let our pauses be filled with kindness and great understanding.
What goes on around us is for our benefit, but as long as we remain reacting, we miss the blessing in disguise. If we would use this gap to ask ourselves why we were responding in this certain way, we would sense a moment to heal within. If we continue to observe and immediately react, we simply return our opportunity back into the world.
Are we disgusted to see the homeless begging on the street ... does it trigger our personal fear of loss.? Are we resentful of the person cutting in front of us ... does it trigger our fear of unworthiness? Do we not like attending group functions ... does it trigger the sense of no control? We decline invitations that truly are attempting ... does it trigger the fear of not being accepted? What is it waiting to be learned?
As we wander through our day, we are usually on automatic pilot, reacting to things going on around us. If we can insert a small space, it gives us enough time to identify the trigger allowing us to respond authentically and not just react.
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