250719 What I learned in my studies this morning 5**
Today's Meditation(s):
The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), Wrong Impressions
How often am I angry at nothing? Pissed off because of something no one ever did, or they did it, but for a wholly unrelated reason? How many times have I ascribed motives to someone when, in truth, I was projecting upon them my insecurities or ignorance?
So here's another arrow in my quiver: when I'm mad at someone, take another look and see if the anger is my creation, something I dreamed up whole cloth and forced on their actions before I ever took the time to ask what was going on.
The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), Wrong Impressions
How often am I angry at nothing? Pissed off because of something no one ever did, or they did it, but for a wholly unrelated reason? How many times have I ascribed motives to someone when, in truth, I was projecting upon them my insecurities or ignorance?
So here's another arrow in my quiver: when I'm mad at someone, take another look and see if the anger is my creation, something I dreamed up whole cloth and forced on their actions before I ever took the time to ask what was going on.
It will be true so much more often than not.
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Please note that I am not saying I agree or disagree with what is posted above. It is merely a recording of what I read this morning.