React or Respond...

I am thankful for the disruptions in my life that cultivated the awareness of respond or react. Did you know that reacting is a negative act where responding is a positive one. We do not really grow to our potential until we learn to be responders instead of reactors. Think about this; when our body does not like something we have a reaction to it .... but when a treatment or medication is working our body responds to it. It is the same with our thoughts. If we are always reacting to things in life most likely we are going around in circles..... getting nowhere. Someone says something about you do you immediately react? Is there continual drama in your life? You could very well be encouraging that pattern because you are always in reaction mode. Take a moment...Think about responding instead..... although sometimes the best response it to understand one is not always necessary and continues to fuel the drama.