Comments on: A Self Improvement Checkpoint: Are you Reacting or Responding? http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/ Personal Development: Mind, Body, Spirit, Wealth Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: highvibeit.com http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 highvibeit.com Fri, 25 May 2007 22:56:23 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1065 <strong>A Self Improvement Checkpoint: Are you Reacting or Responding?</strong> You have the choice to react or respond to every situation you encounter. This is an insightful look at the the difference between the two. A Self Improvement Checkpoint: Are you Reacting or Responding?

You have the choice to react or respond to every situation you encounter. This is an insightful look at the the difference between the two.

]]> By: Should and Destructive Beliefs http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Should and Destructive Beliefs Fri, 25 May 2007 17:55:21 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1064 [...] My behavior was atrocious. The most minor incidents can be lessons pointing up your weak spots. As soon as I started reacting, the inner observer was watching, but even from that vantage I persisted in my inappropriate behavior. On the bright side, when I was younger I would have persisted in the behavior for a long time, if only in my mind. As it was, within a few minutes the responsive part of my mind was in control again. It is so easy to fall into a reactive pattern rather than consciously responding to your life. [...] [...] My behavior was atrocious. The most minor incidents can be lessons pointing up your weak spots. As soon as I started reacting, the inner observer was watching, but even from that vantage I persisted in my inappropriate behavior. On the bright side, when I was younger I would have persisted in the behavior for a long time, if only in my mind. As it was, within a few minutes the responsive part of my mind was in control again. It is so easy to fall into a reactive pattern rather than consciously responding to your life. [...]

]]> By: aaron http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 aaron Thu, 24 May 2007 16:19:05 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1063 Mark, I appreciate the positive feedback. Most of us don't have to look much further back than the last 24-48 hours in order to find an instance when we could have handled something better! The trick is to continually doing that every day, though - not just after reading about it. It's all about successful <b>habits</b>! Mark,

I appreciate the positive feedback.

Most of us don’t have to look much further back than the last 24-48 hours in order to find an instance when we could have handled something better!

The trick is to continually doing that every day, though – not just after reading about it. It’s all about successful habits!

]]> By: Mark http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Mark Thu, 24 May 2007 15:34:35 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1062 I agree completly, we have conditioned ourselves to react and most of those reactions would yield much better results if we responded instead of reacting. Very good article. The exercise you provided is a valuable tool. I agree completly, we have conditioned ourselves to react and most of those reactions would yield much better results if we responded instead of reacting.
Very good article. The exercise you provided is a valuable tool.

]]> By: aaron http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 aaron Wed, 23 May 2007 21:20:09 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1061 Sharyn, Good for you! You truly are handling the situation in a manner that will best suit you in the end, even though I'm sure it is difficult. You are making the choice to look at the big picture rather than give in to the emotions of the moment, which we all have so many opportunities to do during our lives. I am very happy that no one was hurt in the accident, and I am also happy that this experience will help you to be even stronger in the future if you need to call upon the confidence that you are building by taking appropriate actions right now. Sharyn,

Good for you! You truly are handling the situation in a manner that will best suit you in the end, even though I’m sure it is difficult.

You are making the choice to look at the big picture rather than give in to the emotions of the moment, which we all have so many opportunities to do during our lives.

I am very happy that no one was hurt in the accident, and I am also happy that this experience will help you to be even stronger in the future if you need to call upon the confidence that you are building by taking appropriate actions right now.

]]> By: Sharyn http://www.todayisthatday.com/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Sharyn Wed, 23 May 2007 21:03:58 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/a-self-improvement-checkpoint-are-you-reacting-or-responding/#comment-1060 This post is so spot-on, and very timely for me. A few days ago I was in a car accident (no one hurt, for which I have extreme gratitude), and I really worked hard to handle it calmly, and rationally. The other party made the choice to change his version of what happened, and it's now in mediation and is a real challenge. I know I'm truly serving myself best by carefully weighing my options, trying to see the "big picture", and not give in to emotion. There's been so much that I wanted to say, but I know it would be out of "reaction" and serve no purpose. It's hard not to, and this post helps reinforce my resolve to "respond" instead. It is a choice. This post is so spot-on, and very timely for me. A few days ago I was in a car accident (no one hurt, for which I have extreme gratitude), and I really worked hard to handle it calmly, and rationally. The other party made the choice to change his version of what happened, and it’s now in mediation and is a real challenge. I know I’m truly serving myself best by carefully weighing my options, trying to see the “big picture”, and not give in to emotion. There’s been so much that I wanted to say, but I know it would be out of “reaction” and serve no purpose. It’s hard not to, and this post helps reinforce my resolve to “respond” instead. It is a choice.

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