When I am callous, short-tempered, sarcastic, indifferent, I know it is time for me to stop and step aside.
It’s time to take stock and get back in touch with my humanity.
The edginess, bristling, my snarky comments, are my warning signs.
They warn me that I am getting pulled away from my humanity, that I am avoiding something deep within me, and I am ready to ignore your humanity.
My anxiety or busyness or odd feelings of elevated self-importance are doing what they always do, isolating me from who I really am, who I want to be. This false sense of being is isolating me from you, all fellow travellers on this amazing shared journey.
If I catch myself in time, humble myself, recalibrate my goals, restate my vision,…