So let them
Allow yourself to let go and let them go. People are people, and they are going to do what they want to despite it all. “It all” meaning what doesn’t fit for you may be a perfect fit for them. So let them because the power of your reaction superscedes anyone’s contempt and disdain for the circumstance that caused their action in the first place.
I’ve been in a vortex of disdain and discontent for a while now, and I am learning patiently that my reaction dramatically affects the outcome of any given situation. I used to react impulsively, and I still do at times, but now I am beginning to not react at all (at least the impulses are less) and I find myself more grounded in circumstances I once handed over to the perpetrator at work.
The power of reaction.
I used to be the bad guy with impulse and anger, but now I’m the Buddha with silence and calm.
The power of reaction.
But I’ve noticed.
I haven’t reached enlightenment. Not quite yet. Because their reaction to my reaction toward their action throws them off guard, and I don’t know how to deal with it or where to go with it. It’s discomforting and unnerving because what once made me so vulnerable is now in my hands, and what once made them so powerful is gone. I’ve thrown them a curveball, an unexpected change, they never saw coming.
What do I do with this power? I ask. Have I turned the tables? It’s suddenly doesn’t feel right. I suddenly feel guilt and shame. I took their power and made it mine.
And they don’t like it.
But let them.
Do I walk away or do I engage further? Should I stay or should I go? Is this fun or is this danger?
Enlightenment is far off in the distance.
What was once their entertainment is now my entertainment. I definitely haven’t reached enlightenment, despite the show I’m now watching. A lighter and more sincere version of their dark and malicious one.
They haven’t quite melted like the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz, but they are on their way toward vanishing in my past, running with their tails between their legs.
The power of reaction.
