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Sometimes the Problem Is You
Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world, and we try to impose our world on their world.
from The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Anytime you have a negative feeling toward anyone, you’re living in an illusion. There’s something seriously wrong with you. You’re not seeing reality. Something inside of you has to change. But what do we generally do when we have a negative feeling? “He is to blame, she is to blame. She’s got to change.” No! The world’s all right. The one who has
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Sometimes you are the problem.
We all have this delusion that we're very reasonable and easy to live with. If that were the case, no one would have issues with anyone. Call yourself out your own nonsense. Be quick to apologize. Be quick to forgive. It's hard, but just do it first. Most problems stem from a lack of communication, most people aren't
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