July 23rd, 2021
Receive without pride, let go without attachment.
Temper our reactions. Compliments can make us vain. Critics can leave us humiliated. What if we treated compliments and critics the same?
We can handle compliments and criticism the same way. Receive, acknowledge, apply, and let go. Acknowledge the praise or critic for what it is and nothing more. Apply reason. After we have learned what we need, let go of the compliment or criticism.
What others think and say of us does not define us. Our actions and responses are what characterize us.