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“What Causes Us to React?”
by Michelle L. LeBlanc
Copyright: April 14, 2022



When someone triggers a Reaction 
What do we choose to do? 
Focus on what they said?
Or find out what triggers you? 

Easy to always point the finger out 
Yes, it's easy to often do 
They hurt me, said something rude 
They are to blame for what they do 

Sometimes those we love hurt us 
Often strangers and acquaintances too
But perhaps they're having a really bad day 
And wrongfully dumping it on you

Yes, we can react and get angry 
Point the finger out and withdraw within 
Or we can try to find the source 
That triggers us so much therein 

Whether it's deep roots of rejection 
Or feelings of failure that tend to reside
Or an attitude of impatience or entitlement 
Or maybe it's simply our own pride 

We might never be able to change others 
But we can certainly work on ourselves 
It's probably the hardest to do 
And will often feel like hell 

But always pointing the finger out
Doesn't help us to learn to push through
For even when others refuse to change
There's always work on ourselves to do

That part is never easy for any of us 
But at least there's work being done
Because making positive change in the world
Must always start with one 

Maybe we need to find out how to heal
So that we are less to react 
They can be mean or insensitive 
But what if we get our own reactions intact? 

Again this is not easily accomplished 
Especially not all in one day
It will be little steps at a time 
And we’ll often mess up along the way 

But we push forward towards change 
Whether the other people do or not 
Whose fault it is, is not the point 
It's who wants their reactions to rot 

Let's learn to face our issues 
What causes us to react 
And where we need to heal inside
So we no longer feel entrapped!

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