What a wonderful article. Thank you. This section hit home with me
"Most of us will have built these beliefs without thinking about them consciously – but I can’t help but suspect that some deliberately hide behind them as an excuse for bad behaviour. I’ve met plenty of people who will continually blame their stress for their rude and inconsiderate behaviour. We all make mistakes, of course, but I wonder if they have even tried to find more constructive means of handling their frustrations? I can think of few things more selfish than believing it is your right to impose your emotional storms on others when they are, in all likelihood, facing their own difficulties."
David,
What a wonderful article. Thank you. This section hit home with me
"Most of us will have built these beliefs without thinking about them consciously – but I can’t help but suspect that some deliberately hide behind them as an excuse for bad behaviour. I’ve met plenty of people who will continually blame their stress for their rude and inconsiderate behaviour. We all make mistakes, of course, but I wonder if they have even tried to find more constructive means of handling their frustrations? I can think of few things more selfish than believing it is your right to impose your emotional storms on others when they are, in all likelihood, facing their own difficulties."
Thank you Kurt! I’ve been thinking about that point a lot lately.