I've been pondering an incident in my own life...my ego was shocked and bruised by what was happening. I couldn't imagine how this could happen to a nice person like me...and then I realized I was taking it personally.
I wonder how much of our pain and trouble is caused because we misinterpret what people say and do to us?
Our ego-centric nature is what causes us to think the worst and to take everything personally. It's not in our nature to think...”I wonder what's going on for him right now? What pain inside caused her to do or say that?”
Hmmm, I feel better already!
I'm holding the high watch!
Rev. Donna
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Amen to that. My mother used to say to be careful how you interpret a persons behavior. For example, if a person is mean to other's they probably are very mean to themselves. And then we further complicate things by taking their actions as a personal attack. It's hard not to and I slip into to this when I forget or am weakened by something...Greg
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