May 11, 2025
Unlearning the Urge to React
I’ve often heard the phrase “Think before you speak.” And I’m sure we all have—usually after saying something unnecessary. But every time someone said it to me, it pissed me off. It felt like they were questioning my intelligence. I never stopped to wonder why they were saying it—I just reacted. And I still do sometimes. I think we get clouded by emotions so easily that we forget to think…