"When you react, you let the other control you.
When you respond, you are in control."
Bohdi Sanders
Seemingly out of nowhere, a person nudges an emotional trigger and we have a knee jerk reaction. Our actions are automatic and the response is not necessarily appropriate for the situation. Our emotions are simply triggering a blanket response to protect us when we may not need protection at all.
When we are casually alert we have time to decipher what is a threat and what is not. We make a choice as to how we want to respond. What we say is not automatic, but selected for the given situation.
When someone pushes our buttons we react emotionally and our confidence shatters. This gives the other person power over us, especially if it is unfolding deliberately. Family members and associates know how to control us emotionally. It is up to each one of us to master awareness in order to maintain a balance in our personal arena. We have a choice, make it consciously.
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