Yesterday, felt defensive, resistant in negotiations, conversations with others. Protective about self, sharing my resources or ideas, without a tangible reason. Understanding where this protectiveness emanated from, gave incredible insights into how to deal to stay open, flexible, receptive.
No real perceived risk when I reflected upon situation to centre emotions. While looking back, we can imagine things that turned out differently. If we reacted instinctively or defensively, imagine the results if we’d acted with self-compassion, inner wisdom.
Envisioning different outcomes helps us believe we have abilities to improve or change scenarios through perceptive power of our thoughts. Positivity brings different reactions to tough circumstances. Fear of getting hurt means we put blocks to guard self, tightly.
Actively challenged self to break through my defences, however I could. Let my guard down to fill interactions with genuine, healthy, affirming frames of mind. Achieved greater success, satisfaction as a result. Took well-informed, balanced actions.
Our mind doesn’t control us, we control our mind! We put energy into lasting, intrinsic value. By reflecting on what that really means, our motivation brings profound meaning, joy, purpose.