By Leo Babauta So often, we reject the experience in front of us. It’s usually out of habit, from not wanting this particular experience, not liking the discomfort or uncertainty … or really not liking the fact that we aren’t going to get what we want. We reject the experience in front of us: Not liking the way other people are acting (totally justified, they’re idiots!) Getting mad at ourselves for messing up again (you dumbass, why are you always doing that??) Shutting ourselves off to the uncertainty of whatever is going on, by distracting ourselves (ugh, I just can’t) Complaining about other people, often just in our heads (I don’t know why they have to be that way!) Shutting down, wanting to exit, when things get hard (I can’t take this anymore, why does she always have to complain??) Avoiding the discomfort or fear of something difficult (umm, that’s too hard, I’m going to tackle email!) This rejection of our experience is why we so often get frustrated with other p...
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