Just because I didn't react doesn't mean I didn't make a choice. Just because I didn't explode at you doesn't meant that there weren't any consequences to your actions.
When I was little, I had absolutely no control over my emotions. Every single time something would go wrong I would explode and turn into a living tornado. I would react to everything that was going on in life and had no ability to slow myself down.
However, as I grew up, I started to become much more of an observer than a reactor. I quieted down and started looking at everyone and everything around me with deep interest.
And from all of this, I learned something very important about life.
Not everything needs a reaction.
A display. A fight. A grand gesture. Words exchanged.
Not everything has to have an equally matched counter reaction to what happened.
I found out that there's a lot to be said for keeping calm, cool, and collected under significant amounts of pressure. Instead of fighting back, sometimes it's far better to be more fluid than anything else.
And even though this was an amazing insight to have, there was something else that struck me.
It was for others to never mistake my ability to keep myself calm under pressure in the face of someone else losing their own character to be inaction on my part.
I'm acting...just quietly.
Patiently.
Calmly.
If you know what is good for you, you will understand that losing control of everything and exploding is only going to hurt you more in the long run.
It's a great thing to be looking out for yourself and for others as well.
Because I could raise hell, but I won't. I'm looking out for me, and I'm looking out for you at the same time.
Time to grow.
When I was little, I had absolutely no control over my emotions. Every single time something would go wrong I would explode and turn into a living tornado. I would react to everything that was going on in life and had no ability to slow myself down.
However, as I grew up, I started to become much more of an observer than a reactor. I quieted down and started looking at everyone and everything around me with deep interest.
And from all of this, I learned something very important about life.
Not everything needs a reaction.
A display. A fight. A grand gesture. Words exchanged.
Not everything has to have an equally matched counter reaction to what happened.
I found out that there's a lot to be said for keeping calm, cool, and collected under significant amounts of pressure. Instead of fighting back, sometimes it's far better to be more fluid than anything else.
And even though this was an amazing insight to have, there was something else that struck me.
It was for others to never mistake my ability to keep myself calm under pressure in the face of someone else losing their own character to be inaction on my part.
I'm acting...just quietly.
Patiently.
Calmly.
If you know what is good for you, you will understand that losing control of everything and exploding is only going to hurt you more in the long run.
It's a great thing to be looking out for yourself and for others as well.
Because I could raise hell, but I won't. I'm looking out for me, and I'm looking out for you at the same time.
Time to grow.
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