Helping others become even better versions of themselves
When we get angry, or defensive, and argue with others, what are we actually defending?
Is it more about being right for the sake of that alone, to win, to be right than anything else?
Is it more about defending our self-image?
Could be that we are more fearful of being wrong, the threat to our very existence almost?
If we paused and thought ‘why am I arguing?’ would we argue as much?
When something happens that either angers us or irritates or conflicts with our values and opinions, take a moment to observe the reaction within us. We normally react without pause.
However, the instance that we pause and just observe the reaction, we realise that we are not the reaction, and we can stop ourselves from becoming the reaction. The real us is not the reaction.
Most often we do not take that moment, worth a try, worth a pause.
