Friday, March 15, 2024

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: HOW WE REACT

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: HOW WE REACT:   HOW WE REACT “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”                                  Charles R. Swindoll It’s not ...

HOW WE REACT

 


HOW WE REACT

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

                                Charles R. Swindoll

It’s not what happens to us, but it’s how we react that matters. What

is going to happen is going to happen. It is outside our control. Fate,

destiny, divine power, predetermined plan, nature, whatever name

we choose, “it is what it is.” What is going to be is going to be. We

can certainly shape our own destiny or steer ourselves down a path.

But there will always be “stuff” that happens. There are so many

things other people choose to do that are out of our control. What we

can control is our own point of view, our perspective, our reaction,

our dreams, our attitude, our lens we see the world through. How

we choose to react to the stuff that happens “outside us”: is always

our choice. What really matters is the stuff that happens “inside us.”

How we choose to act, react, see things, how we feel. Our values,

our virtues, our “thoughts.” Look at all the horrible, abhorrent misery

bestowed on people through no fault of their own. Look at the horrible

Holocaust. Yet, out of that came a man named Viktor Frankel. Who

taught us we always have a choice of how we see things, and no one

can take that choice away from us. No one. We may not be able to

control all that happens “out there,” but we can control what happens

“in here”. One thing no one can ever take from us is our mind, our

thoughts, our choice, our point of view. It is mine!

You can get the International bestseller The Shi*t I Wished I learned in College here:

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: SELFISHNESS

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: SELFISHNESS:   “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”                                           ...

SELFISHNESS

 


“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice,

and is never the result of selfishness.”

                                            Napoleon Hill

There are times where we act like a selfish asshole. A spoiled brat.

Me first attitude. Sometimes we must be that person to push forward.

A little selfishness is good, as we must take care of ourselves before

we can help other people. If we hit the pause button and think for a

moment, we could carry the attitude that others come first not only

in our personal lives but in the broader life perspective. Mentally we

feel better when we put others first. We must look at how we translate

putting others first into everyday life. We are balancing the need to

take care of ourselves. Just maybe we could make more of an effort to

put other people first. That is not to say that we ignore taking care of

ourselves. We must take care of ourselves, so we are in a better position

to take care of others. Taking care of ourselves first means always

learning, staying curious, exercising, sleeping, eating well. These are

areas to protect and be selfish. Remembering to help others is more

in line with the spirit of giving and is a much happier and rewarding

place to be when you put the people you love first.

You can get the International bestseller The Shi*t I Wished I learned in College here:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5FMWDGW

Friday, February 23, 2024

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: ANGER

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: ANGER: “The best revenge is massive success.”                                                   Frank Sinatra What good does anger do us? Does it r...

ANGER

“The best revenge is massive success.”

                                        Frank Sinatra

What good does anger do us? Does it really get us anywhere? Does

it just make us feel bad? Nothing productive or good ever comes out

of being mad. This only leads to trouble. It just creates stress, and

usually results in us saying or doing something rash, creating more

misery and stress for us. Anger can be a positive thing when controlled

and used in the right way. This is in our control. We choose how we

react. We choose how we respond. We can use our anger to fuel our

focus. Fuel our perseverance. Fuel our desire to do something. We

can talk to our anger and say, “hello there anger I see you; I feel you;

I hear you, but not right now, stay calm, stay focused, and I will use

you in the right way at the right time.” Revenge is a dish best served

cold. The best revenge is to not be like that other person. We could

be angry for the wrong reasons. We are mistaken. We did not have

all the facts. We do not know the full story. We need to see things

from the other person’s point of view. Being angry means, we care,

but we need to be careful to use our anger in the right way. Every

now and then a little righteous indignation can be a good thing to do

something about an injustice.

Find a way to use our anger. Find an outlet to let it go or do

something positive. Like a lot of things in life, avoiding a negative or

avoiding trouble keeps us ahead in the game. Frustration and anger.

They are different, but they are intertwined and neither of them are

good for us. They are natural. We will feel frustration and anger. But it

also depends on our point of view. How we choose to deal with it when

it creeps up its ugly head. I prefer to leave it on the roadside, the trail,

hill repeats, walking, exercise. Let it go. Let it be. It is toxic, leading to

stress and regret. Sometimes though, there is a time in place for it.

A little righteous indignation can be a good thing if it leads us to well

contemplated, thought-out conscientious action. But usually never in

an impulse reaction. Therefore, we should never hastily respond to

an email or someone’s outburst in kind. Pause, reflect, contemplate.

We could be wrong. Mistaken. Off-point. This is a learning experience

for us. Anger does not advance one’s cause. We get more with honey

than vinegar. As anger bubbles up, let it bubble, but do not let it steam.

Calm. Cool. Collected. Restraint. Do not respond in kind. Delete.

Let it go. Move on. It will pass and you will forget. Chances are you

are not “angry” at the correct situation, there is something else going

on in the background.

You can get the International bestseller The Shi*t I Wished I learned in College here:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5FMWDGW

Friday, February 16, 2024

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: THANK YOU AND GRATITUDE

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: THANK YOU AND GRATITUDE:   “Practicing gratitude is a very powerful tool to shift your attention on the things you don’t have to the things you do have and this alon...