…It is only ever caused from within.
- People saying ugly things about you? …Speaks only to the quality of mind from which they came—ugly words come from ugly minds. Nobody can insult you without your consent.
- The news featuring hateful, horrific events? …Illustrates only the need for its antidote: love. We don’t fight fire with fire. We don’t gouge an eye for an eye. We strategize, organize, and fuel our efforts with life’s strongest emotional resource: love.
- Living a toxic/imbalanced/unhealthy lifestyle? …It’s supposed to result in misery, because it’s supposed to force you to change. Understanding this emotion changes the emotion. It’s no longer something awful to be suppressed—it’s something caring that’s to be honored.
To realize this is to realize an unbelievable power.
One where insults, hate, and toxicity no longer cause misery.
…But have no effect on your inner weather at all.
What affects your inner weather is what you allow… what you consent to… what you honor, organize, and prioritize.
Proceed accordingly.