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Often we are caught in moments where an opinion being shared makes sense but doesn’t really ring true in our own heart. This moment can build in tension. How can you know when to give in and when to stand your ground?
Ask yourself, was it for someone else, needed for yourself, or not like yourself? Maybe you have something more to think about.
Always listen, as there is always something to learn when presented with something different. If it came naturally, not impulsively, and you hadn’t hesitated then this isn’t your next fish to fry. Right livelihood.
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September 1st, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I would disagree that just because something feels “natural” that it always implies rightness without question. Perhaps, also, I would say the same thing for “not like yourself”. While being authentic to ourselves (in the purest sense) serves as a good indicator, our sense of self, our duty, our sense of right and wrong also involves seeing the face of “the other” and just not our self.
At the end of the day, what is truly, substantially, essentially “needed”?