free people have no masters but themselves - Yung Pueblo

When the healing begins, the strong emotions that surface are sometimes triggered by the present, but what you are feeling is actually from your past.

The real you is not your initial reaction. The real you is your response that comes after your reaction. The real you is the one who can weave out of the grasp of the past and produce an authentic response that is based in the present.

It is easier to step away from an argument and remain calm when you realize they are not picking a fight with you. They are actually fighting themselves.