No More Logs On The Fire

“If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you would be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along.” — Epictetus

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We Are Social Animals
Constantly Around One Another
A Cooperative Species.

Family
Friends
Co Workers
Communities
Nations
Continents
The World
We Are All Connected.

Being Around One Another Creates Conflict
People Are Stressed
Their Stress
Stresses Us
Frustration
Creates Frustration
Complaining
Begets Complaining.

Our Moods Are Contagious
We Instinctively Know This
And It Can Be Measured By Mirror Neurons.

When Someone Walks Into The Room
If They Are Dark
Darkness Follows
If They Are Bubbly
That Too Is Contagious.

We Feed Anger With More Anger
They Push
We Push.

The Fire Grows.

The Gift and Opportunity

If We Mirror Them
They Can Mirror Us.

What We Match With
Can Be A Choice.

We Can Choose What To Match With
Fire With Ice
Frustration With Hope
Anger With Empathy
Apathy With Possibility.

We Can Shift Them Towards The Positive
Or At Least Stop Tide
Prevent Ourselves From Slipping.

Try Counteracting Negativity
With The Opposite Today.

Pause Before Responding
Choose The Opposite.

Test If You Can Shift Their Mood
Even A Little
Bring Them Towards Baseline
Or Possibly Positivity.

Use Their Mirror Neurons
To Reflect Back To You.

No More Logs On The Fire Of Negativity.

The Practice of Self-Mastery

• Notice The Mood

• Do Not Feed The Fire

• Choose The Opposite Energy

• Wait For The Reflection

  CHEAT CODE: NOTICE THE HEAT → CHOOSE THE OPPOSITE