Staying separate from another’s anger is vitally important. Let the anger be in the other person. He will have to feel his anger to get better. If you either rescue him from it or take it on yourself, the angry person will not get better
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A great takeaway for me...becoming aware of this and getting away from the toxic concept of "enduring others' nonsense is my duty and expectation" has been a freeing concept in my life.
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.”
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“A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you."
The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?"
The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.”
― Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?"
The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.”
― Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
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