Even though I didn't make some big display of what happened on the surface, it doesn't mean that I didn't make choices deep down inside about what to do. Even though you didn't see my choices, it doesn't mean that there won't be consequences.
When I was little, I had absolutely no control over my emotions. Every single time something would go wrong I would explode and turn into a living tornado. I would react to everything that was going on in life and had no ability to slow myself down.
As I grew older, I got quieter. I stopped talking as much and became more and more aware of what was going on around me. I became an observer instead of someone who was running around with no ability to engage in self-reflection.
And because I did all of this, I learned some very important lessons about life.
Not everything needs a reaction.
Not everything has to have a big fight surrounding it or a huge display of energy.
There isn't always a need for large reactions to things that are happening in life.
I found out that there's a lot to be said for keeping calm, cool, and collected under significant amounts of pressure. Instead of fighting back, sometimes it's far better to be more fluid than anything else.
But there's something else I learned all of those years later.
It was the power of action beneath the surface. What I mean by that is just because you didn't make a grand display of something doesn't mean that you didn't make decisions in that moment that weren't available to the naked eye.
I'm acting...just quietly.
You can be kind and gentle with your touch.
You can be ever so calm.
If you know what is good for you, you will understand that losing control of everything and exploding is only going to hurt you more in the long run.
And most of all, I refuse to embarrass you and lose myself along the way.
Because of course you could raise all hell, but is that really going to be the best thing for you? Probably not.
Time to grow.
When I was little, I had absolutely no control over my emotions. Every single time something would go wrong I would explode and turn into a living tornado. I would react to everything that was going on in life and had no ability to slow myself down.
As I grew older, I got quieter. I stopped talking as much and became more and more aware of what was going on around me. I became an observer instead of someone who was running around with no ability to engage in self-reflection.
And because I did all of this, I learned some very important lessons about life.
Not everything needs a reaction.
Not everything has to have a big fight surrounding it or a huge display of energy.
There isn't always a need for large reactions to things that are happening in life.
I found out that there's a lot to be said for keeping calm, cool, and collected under significant amounts of pressure. Instead of fighting back, sometimes it's far better to be more fluid than anything else.
But there's something else I learned all of those years later.
It was the power of action beneath the surface. What I mean by that is just because you didn't make a grand display of something doesn't mean that you didn't make decisions in that moment that weren't available to the naked eye.
I'm acting...just quietly.
You can be kind and gentle with your touch.
You can be ever so calm.
If you know what is good for you, you will understand that losing control of everything and exploding is only going to hurt you more in the long run.
And most of all, I refuse to embarrass you and lose myself along the way.
Because of course you could raise all hell, but is that really going to be the best thing for you? Probably not.
Time to grow.
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