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The Journey to Center when we can so easily be knocked off it –

You cannot control how other people choose to treat you.  You cannot control some of the things that happen in life.  But you can control yourself.  You can choose to respond rather than react. You can shift your perspective and attitude toward all people and situations, if you wish to.  The simple act of collecting your thoughts and emotions with silence is the “interrupt” you need in order to shift any negative experience and begin making the journey back to your center.

In that silence, remind yourself that, when people wish to cause you harm, they are acting with their “mask”.

They are masking their sadness and sorrow with anger.  Anger protects people from having to feel deep sorrow.  When you feel anger or negativity from another person, understand that you are seeing a masked wound.  Instead of seeking ways to hurt back, ask yourself some questions, acknowledge the rage for what it is – a defense mechanism for pain and suffering.  If you imagined that the person screaming at you was actually crying in pain and asking for help, how would this change your response?  How would you perceive the interaction differently?  Ask yourself:  How do I find balance?

Balance is also known as symmetry.  When we understand how to explore the extremes of ourselves, we can come to know our own personal balance point.

Our journey must include experiencing polarities so that we can come to understand balance.

The more we can bring ourselves into balance, the more we can find the right amount of dark and light, the more we encourage our outer world to come into balance.  We grow in the light and transform in the dark.

Explore The Process of Balance.