Here’s Why We Should Start Responding Instead Of Reacting
I was just searching on how we should learn to react, react to our worries, troubles and challenges when I came across an article that talks about how we should be learning to respond instead of reacting. I wondered, just like most of you do, and continued reading…
I realised the importance of responding to critical challenges that could have been done to make a difference. I realised the importance of the millisecond that could make a difference between responding and reacting and I realised the importance of self control and mindfulness in situations that we face every day, every moment.
‘Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?’
~Lao Tzu
What Is Reacting
I thought it might be good starting out first explaining what I learnt about reacting and responding respectively.
Reacting for instance is often classified as the normal human reaction that we have. That normal mode that we are often set for, without a second thought. We often react base on insecurities or fear that may trigger a sense of uncertainties or unease. Reacting often do not come with any pause or the practice of mindfulness. We just react as it is without a second thought.
