Tuesday; February 11
Most of us have been raised with a belief that we are responsible to others for our actions. We have been taught that we must be careful of how we treat people because what we do may have a negative impact on them. We must keep the feelings of others in mind when we choose to do what they do. While this is a good way to check whether we should do something, it can be a stressful way to live. When we constantly worry about the impact our actions - no matter how simple - have on others, we are constantly evaluating and reevaluating what we do. We are constantly watching for signs of how we MIGHT have caused hardships to others. Considering the repercussions of our actions is a good system-backup process, but it can be an exhausting primary system. It wears us out to constantly be worrying about how our actions influenced what happened to others. Let's be sensitive to what we do ... but let's not allow it to run (or ruin) our c...