When it comes to inner peace…

It’s not that I’m completely outside of something bothering me or getting reactive, it’s that I have the wherewithal to understand why I’m bothered/reactive and I have the capacity to take responsibility for my own inner peace. 

When we don’t have (or value) self-awareness, we feel completely identified with our reaction or our “reason” for reacting the way we did. 

We feel righteous about it. 

We defend our position. 

We attack when we feel threatened. 

We mount resentment as we accumulate grievances. 

All of which mount and accumulate because we feel righteous in defending our perspective…a perspective that feels deeply rooted and unmovable. 

But what if perception was malleable depending on our capacity to understand our own nature and that of others?

What if we loosened our righteousness by being willing to see our own position, perspective and perception differently?

What if we were willing to extend grace to others for wherever they may be coming from in their reaction, perspective and perception of the situation? 

This mitigates a defensive reaction and opens up space to see from multiple perspectives. 

Space to see where …

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