“Between stimulus and response there is a gap. It's a moment of choice about our actions and reactions. Most people blow past this, react out of habit and then claim they were helpless against themselves.
Mind the gap.”
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Mind the gap.”
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“I am constantly approached by people who are willing to go to any extreme for personal safety...except practicing basic emotional control.”
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“You can't pull a gun just because a crazy person wants to talk to you. If I did that I'd never get through a family Christmas.”
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“The willingness to use force usually means you won't have to. It is a paradox because our modern culture conditions us to believe violence attracts violence, and violence never solves anything.”
― In the Name of Self-Defense:: What it costs. When it's worth it
― In the Name of Self-Defense:: What it costs. When it's worth it
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