Conflict - "Meditations For People Who Do Too Much"

Conflict is inevitable. Fortunately for us, as this reading from, "Meditations For People Who Do Too Much" (May 21st) illuminates... while conflict may be unavoidable, fighting is completely optional. Luckily, we can check in with ourselves, and do the hard work to get to know our own thoughts, feelings, and boundaries, and hopefully next time we can face conflict with calm resolve and avoid the fight.

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Meditations for People Who Do Too Much.

Conflict.

It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

From Elizabeth Henry.

Conflict is inevitable in our lives.

We feel conflicted over a choice we must make,

And the conflict is within.

We feel strongly about the way a business decision must go,

And we are in conflict with our peers.

Some of us believe that there are only two options when conflict arises.

We must either roar like a lion and impose our will,

Or back off like a sheep and give in,

And subtly try to impose our will.

Neither choice has much to say for it.

Thank goodness we have another option.

We can check out what is going on inside of us.

We can listen to what others are saying.

We can get clear with ourselves and see what we have to learn.

Conflict is inevitable.

Fighting is a choice.