Action vs. REaction

by Joi on November 24, 2005

“A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.” – Rita Mae Brown

You could march an army through the gap that separates action from reaction. It’s all about control. If you’re reacting, someone else is in control - pulling your strings and dictating what you say and do.

But if you’re acting, you’re in control - you’ve taken the strings off and are directing your own show.

Think of it this way:

You either have action or you have reaction and all that it brings with it, as in: reproach, regret, repentance, remorse, repine, and resentment.

Make each moment count double,
~Joi

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1 Jim Palermo 11.03.06 at 2:12 pm

The biggest benifit came when I realized I was reacting to my own feelings and emotions.

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