Kindness teaches kindness; self-respect teaches self-respect.
Kindness and openness create an atmosphere where people feel safe to learn and change without judgement.
When you wrestle with foolish people, you tie them tighter into the knot of their ignorance, hate and disrespect.
When someone is attacking you, they are coming to you for advice. How you react advises them.
Another person's thoughts about you are outside of your jurisdiction; you have no authority.
You are only plagued with stress in moments of common petty conflict because you are arrogant, and believe others are transgressing by having unfavorable thoughts about you.
People can only have power over you if you are seeking to have power over others.
When you realize that the defensive feeling you have is a response to your resistance, you are free in that moment.
Defensiveness and emotional tumult is often a fear response because of your need for acceptance and ruthless control of the territory of your safe fantasy world.
Most upset is a fear of rejection.
