We are all the same. We all come into this world, live our lives (short or long) and then leave this world.
We all carry emotional pain. And with that, we carry the tendency to hurt others as we have been hurt or at the level we’ve been hurt, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
We all make mistakes—sometimes the same mistakes, over and over again. If we live long enough, we may also eventually acknowledge our own shortcomings and thereby soften our stance on those who’ve make mistakes too.
We all will experience good health and poor health in our lifetimes. We will win and we will lose. We might “make fun of” at times and might be “made fun of” as well. We will feel righteous at times and may also come to feel embarrassed about our righteousness.
When it is said we all have more in common than we realize, it is true. It is also true that each of us has had a unique life experience. Some have had a quite complicated and/or crushing life experience that weighs heavy on their minds, affecting—even muddying–their view of and interpretation of everything they see.
We’re all the same and yet all completely different… all at the same time. That is the absolute truth. And within this seemingly contradictory truth lies a gift—an invitation, if you will. Every day, we’re invited to practice putting a bit of space between what we think or feel and what we end up saying or doing because of it, especially if and when we are feeling “emotionally triggered.”
But how does one create that space?
The answer is simple: You create space by FIRST taking a deep breath whenever you feel emotionally triggered by others AND THEN consider what you would say or do if that person you’re directing your response to were YOU… because, in a way, they are.
Can you make space for this level of GRACE? The only way to know is to give it a try.
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What do you think? Are we all different, all the same, or both? Share your thoughts on this way of looking at others as ourselves…
Peace to you always,
Susan Maddy J.
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