“Everything that irritates us about others
can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
— C.G. Jung
We get clues about our
unconscious programming
if we watch our reactions,
responses, feelings and thoughts
about other people and events.
Ask yourself: How do I judge
or stereotype people?
What pushes my buttons?
What makes me angry
or fearful or sad?
The outer incidents that
trigger these reactions in me
simply MIRROR my own nature.
If I didn’t have beliefs around
the issues that upset me,
where would my reactions
come from? If I didn’t
have some internal
reference, I wouldn’t
react at all.
When outer events
spark a reaction,
we need to look
inside to explore
what’s going on.
“We discover in ourselves
what others hide from us
and we recognize in others
what we hide from ourselves.”
— Vauvenargues
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