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Break The Cycle And Rise Above Your Emotions Because You’re Better Than That
Love is a silent healing response
I know you tried not to react. You held yourself back from taking offense. Is it possible to keep your calm?
What’s your first instinct when people hurt you?
You’ve attempted to be supportive, to offer to understand, to show them loving kindness. Yet it doesn’t seem to help. They continue to blame you for their pain, lashing out at you about their frustrations.
They are the least concerned that you are standing there, wildly amazed and shock. There’s nothing you can do except to regain your composure and face their fury and spite.
It’s undeniably hard. You felt the heat rising within you. You sensed an increased and rapid heartbeat. Your muscles are tensed, there’s a churning feeling in your stomach.
Stop.
You’re getting offended. You’re about to unleash your anger. While you would not intentionally hurt anyone, the hurt you felt makes you bitter, frustrated, and doubtful of people’s motives. Deny your ego the right to take over.
Don’t do it. It will lead you to more pain and regrets later. Anger will close your senses off to the true situation and cause you to turn on defensive mode.
