Love your irritations

"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind ; yet strange, I am grateful to those teachers." - Kahlil Gibran

The things that drive you crazy are actually giant opportunities. The people who press your buttons are actually your greatest teachers. The things that make you angry are actually your greatest gifts. Bless them.

The people or circumstances that take you out of your power have extraordinary value: They reveal your limiting beliefs, fears and false assumptions. How much would you pay someone who promised they could pinpoint exactly what is holding you back from your greatest life? How much would it be worth to get intimate information on why you are not exactly at the place where you’ve always dreamed of being?

So the next time a co-worker sets you off or your teenager gets you going , or the next time a rude waiter in a restaurant makes you angry , walk over to them, give them a hug. Thank them for the gift they just gave you. Because, in truth, they really did.

And as you begin to shed light on your personal weaknesses and take responsibility for them, you actually begin the process of shedding them.

Shadows exposed to the light begin to disappear.

You become stronger. More powerful. More of who you were meant to be.

Posted by Chamikara Perera
Extracted from Greatness Guide
of Robin Sharma