When you’re aggravated by someone’s behavior and you’d like to set them straight and tell them what you ‘really’ think, pause for a moment. Though you might think it will make you feel better, it’ll actually make it worse. Conversely, a thoughtful response could be just the alchemy required to transform the dynamic. How do you make that shift when you’re already triggered? By remembering that your discomfort is due to your conditioning bumping up against theirs. Rather than making them wrong, make yourself right by…
Softening to what is.
Jarl and Steve
