this is such a great way to go through the day…although I often think of it too late. One thing I read yesterday (from Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Wherever You Go You Are There) really helps in approaching situations along similar lines:
“Experiment with being soft when your impulse is to be hard, generous when your impulse is to be withholding, open when your impulse is to close up or shut down emotionally.”
Too often I have found myself mirroring emotions in other people when that’s just adding fuel to the fire. I like the idea of bringing balance to the situation by going with what seems to be your opposite impulse. It makes you stand back and think about your reaction in the first place. I think I’ll make today opposite day and see what happens!
