One of the greatest lessons I have learned in my journey of self-discovery is understanding that relationships are mirrors to the places we have work to do within ourselves.
“We should be grateful for all situations that make us the most uncomfortable, because without them we would not know there is something unhealed in us." ~ Kenneth Wapnick
Gabby Berenstein‘s "The Universe Has Your Back" is 100% on my recommended reading list. One lesson in this book spoke to me more loudly than the others. This particular chapter was about judgment and shared the idea that what you judge in others is what you judge in yourself. It was Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, who said, “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” We see others not as they are, but as we are. When we become aware of our own projections onto others, we can see the shadows we hide from ourselves.”
When we are angry or frustrated at the behavior of another person at times, it is because it shines a light on our own shortcomings. Rather than allow this to be upsetting or accept responsibility for someone else's behavior, I challenge you to use this opportunity as a gift to see where you have participated in the same behavior.
We cannot change our relationships without changing ourselves, so we must take some responsibility for our contributions to the dynamics of those relationships and how we have chosen to show up, in order for change to occur.
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