Morning Mind Set: Choosing To Respond

In this short intention-setting talk, join with me in choosing to respond more consciously throughout our day rather than reacting unconsciously and thus bring a bit more presence into our world.

Music by AbstractSuperclass by permission; photo by Tim Foster via Unsplash.

Transcript

Welcome friends.

In today's morning mindset,

Let's set the intention of choosing to respond to others rather than reacting.

So often in the busyness of our days,

We move through our interactions with others automatically.

We offer a quick reply to what is said,

Sometimes curt,

Sometimes friendly.

But these reactions are part of an unconscious discourse that is transactional,

Not fully human and present.

As such,

It often perpetuates suffering.

But if we pause a moment,

Take a breath,

We may recognize with our bodies,

Our whole selves already know,

That the person speaking may need something their words do not express,

To be heard,

Acknowledged,

Reassured.

Then we may choose our response,

Which,

Suffused with consciousness,

Will likely be kind and compassionate.

A co-worker,

For example,

Might come to us with a complaint about a work project or the behavior of a colleague.

Our immediate reaction might be to address the apparent issue,

To try to solve it.

But if we pause,

We may choose to respond to our co-workers to stress in a very different way,

Perhaps with compassionate silence and awareness.

So today,

When others speak with us,

Let's remember to pause,

Take a breath,

Be present,

And choose a response that brings peace and compassion to the world,

Just a little bit more.

Have a beautiful day.

Reviews

So important to always be compassate to others , you have no idea what they are going through

This is really powerful! What a great reminder to make this a part of my daily life. Thank you. 🙏🏻💕

Have a beautiful day yourself Namaste, my new friend

A helpful reminder to pause before responding (which can even be without words). This can have such a positive impact in our world. Thank you.

Great practice. Seems like it would be obvious but most times is not. Including with me. I will try to be more aware.
Thank you ☮️

I loved this! Your voice was very calming and the message of this was delivered with such gentleness. This is a practice I intend to make part of my day to day living and hope it makes me a kinder person with more awareness. Thank you. Namaste. 🙏

Thank you Jeffrey!
Your kindness is overflowing ❤️

Thank you. I've been needing to practice the pause more in my responses to others. 💝

Thank you very much for this useful advice Jeffrey. Namaste 🙏🏾🌞