Anytime the behavior of someone triggers us, it’s an opportunity for growth. It’s fine to take evasive action in response to rude or unwanted behavior, but the need to obsessively hash out, condemn and judge them shows that there’s an internal issue we need to resolve inside ourselves. We may be jealous or feeling unseen by them. Whatever it is, shifting the responsibility for how we feel from them to us takes the pressure off the situation. Examining our own beliefs not only prevents us from getting triggered in the future, it helps us…

Heal.