We can get caught up in assuming things, and we focus a lot of our attention externally. The question, "Who is it for?" It's for us. It can be challenging to look inward and ask that question, but we must do it more often.
When we feel a certain way about something, that's fine. However, how we act on those feelings is where the friction can come in. So when we feel a certain way, we need to step back and ask, "who is this for?"
Who is it going to change?
Who am I thinking about?
Who is getting hurt?
Who is being saved?
If we can't answer the questions, we're not in control of our reactions. So freedom from the purely emotional response is only possible through putting these questions in your paradigm.
It can feel good just to let the pure emotion-driven response drive our actions. But, it is changing how that feels and feeling of stop and ask that helps make the shift. This shift is the price of freedom. It takes effort, and it involves saying no. It takes questioning yourself and accepting questions from others.
It's hard, but it is freedom.
Stay Safe Out There,
~Zach