What would this world be like if we all had a bit more understanding for each other? Yes, there are limits to this. (Of course there are, we are humans with these things called emotions.) We wouldn’t want to have a world full of peace treaties, because then we wouldn’t have the excitement of conflicts, fights, wars, etc. I digress.
What I’m trying to get at is that wouldn’t we all benefit from just taking a deep breath instead of having a knee jerk reaction? You gotta give a little to get a little right? Respect is earned and given when you give and work towards respect. It’s a cycle (as so many things in life are). If we were willing to give each other a break for just a second, we might find that we can live a better life.
This is all really independent of environments – work, family, relationships, etc. The thing is that life happens for all of us regardless of what is happening to someone else. What I find is that so many of us carry around baggage (oh, those skeletons are nasty to get rid of) or just some fears. And then, we don’t let go. Sometimes, we grab on to those feelings, and we fester (fester, fester, rot, rot…). We get defensive; we get mad; we get the emotion-flavor of the month.
What if we just took a break, called time-out, said, “Okay,” and just moved on? Wouldn’t we feel better? Couldn't we be just a little bit braver for the next time, a bit lighter, and just a bit happier?
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