You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic.

Are you able to be entirely impervious to something that is causing you a negative reaction?

One of the most powerful communication tools is silence. When we are capable of being silent in moments in which we are most desirous of raising our voice, and expressing our opinion, we are quickly approaching a higher level of emotional stability and mastery.

There are so many times in which our overall being wants nothing more than to vehemently put forth our perspective on whatever it is that is transpiring… be it verbal, mental, or emotional.

When those moments transpire, our inner being awakens to the mindset that wishes nothing more than to correct whomever or whatever it is that has transgressed into our comfort zone and admonish them for having done so.

The reality is that we are continuously working to improve our own ability to remain impassive to stimuli that would have previously triggered a reaction.

In this silence, lies our deepest power. When we are capable of silencing the internal reaction that takes place when we are engaged with something that is triggering our internal emotions, we most often are susceptible to expressing said emotions and thereby releasing the pent-up aggression or other emotion that that transgression has caused us.

As we get older and suffer the ramifications of having expressed such emotions, we are potentially more likely to find the inner strength to control the emotion and not engage with the other party… for in doing so, we have further fueled the other party’s desire to continue to behave in this manner, because they enjoy the reactions that are manifested in us, as a direct result.

Our opportunities to be judicious in the choice of exercising our response continue to arise as we grow older, and presumably, we become all the more capable of allowing a percentage of these circumstances to slip right by, without any friction or notice whatsoever.

We might feel the same internal emotional response that we had previously, but our choice to verbally express that should progressively diminish as we grow older, in favor of not exacerbating and already annoying an uncomfortable situation or circumstance.

When you are capable of operating at this level of maturity, the wealth of opportunity surrounding you increases proportionately.

Happy Friday!