At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I am going to reiterate the importance of remembering how fleeting and temporary life is. Usually when we get triggered we are quick to react. And being reactive instead of responsive only has a negative consequence.
But if we can pause in that triggered moment, we will realize that we can choose to respond instead of react.
In the book," Man's search for meaning", the author Victor Frankl says, " between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
The practice of pausing can be applied throughout the day, not just when we find ourselves being reactive but also for other things like, pausing before judging someone, pausing before indulging in conversations that don't add value, pausing before eating / drinking, pausing before buying things we don't need. The list can go on.
Adding a pause to slow down and breathe can help us make appropriate choices that will result in our overall well being.
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