Don't Take The Bait

Daily, we interact with people that can present us with big challenges. Sometimes these challenges seem daunting because the person that we are dealing with can appear and be adversarial, negative, confrontational or just likes to push the buttons of others.

When we are dealing with people who like to throw emotional bricks, we have to be careful,"Not to take the bait" that is sometimes put in front of us. It's like a fish cruising through the water. It see's something tasty, bites down on it. The end result of being hooked. Once you are on the hook, there will be no graceful way to get off of the hook. And the pain of being "on the hook," can be rather impressive. Trust me, I've been there and not just a few times.

The key to maintaining our stability is not getting ourselves on the hook, in the first place. It's refusing to give in to the temptation to bite down on the bait, no matter how irresistible it may seem. We may feel like we are some how losing something. Trust me when I say, there was nothing... no-thing to win in the first place. When we leave our "center" or our "root," we weaken ourselves. No matter what you do today, do not take the bait. Stay with your Buddha (awakened) nature.

May Your Life Go Well,

Jaye Morris, Curator
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