Fear

I had an a-hah moment while in the shower a few days ago. It really was paradigm-shifting, at least to me.

All actions I see as weak or negative are done out of fear. While I've thought this for some time (I even have written on the subject at least once before) at that moment I knew this to be true on a primal, elemental level.

Instead of becoming irked or angry--both nasty vices of mine--I should take a step back, observe non-judgmentally, and try all the reasonable ways to assuage the fear.

Instead of becoming angry at the what, take a step back and try to figure out the why. Instead of judgment, cultivate a detached-yet-empathetic observation of the people and events in your life.