“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.” What a mind of calmness and clarity does is to increase that space for us.
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What matters is pausing long enough to pay attention, to hear yourself, to bring a small respite to the day.
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Instead of blaming yourself for being triggered, try this:
➝ Pause. Notice the reaction without judgment.
➝ Name it. “This is a trigger, not a threat”.
➝ Regulate. Take a deep breath, press your feet into the ground, or hum for vagus nerve activation.
➝ Reframe. “What does this reaction need from me?”
You don’t have to be ruled by your triggers. You can learn to meet them with curiosity, not fear.
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