Reacting Quotes

“Not enough people realize that ADHD is not a disorder about loss of focus. It is a disorder of loss of emotional control, which is triggered by outside influences, self-esteem and our interpretation of events. Whether this is positive or negative it triggers us to hyper focus on what consumes our thoughts. Staying positive is critical and distancing oneself from hurtful people is essential, in order to live a life with purpose.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“There are two parts to reacting aren't there? How you feel and what you do. And its the thing you do that is the important one.”
― Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy

“Do not rely on the outer world as your measuring stick for your own spiritual growth. Rely on your response to the outer world to determine how much you have grown.”
― Bashar

“The alternative to being is reacting, and reacting interrupts being and annihilates.”
― D.W. Winnicott

“When listening to the lightning storms in your area on a standard AM radio, you will hear a sound like bacon frying and this is the electromagnetic energy that the storm is generating. Plants react to this energy and may show vigorous growth during lightning seasons.”
― Steven Magee, Electrical Forensics

“If you wish to find your answers, you’ll need to begin thinking, not merely reacting.
-- Lily”
― Seanan McGuire, An Artificial Night

“Wishes and wants do not transform a person; actions and reactions do so! Show the world your plans by the actions you take progressively and consistently.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Having no need to judge, control, react, so forgiveness does not even arise.”
― Jay Woodman

“What you give meaning to is what causes your emotion. Before you react know why you are giving something so much energy or fear. When you begin to understand why you give things meaning you can begin to change how you react and why you do what you do.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“There is a way of reacting to insult that gives people the impression that you want more. I don't know what it is, but I seem to have mastered it.”
― Joyce Rachelle

“There were three people in my home and I was the only one showing Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity and reactivity to the radio frequency transmitting utility meters. For these reasons I did not shield my home and took the route of adapting my body to the toxic electromagnetic environment.”
― Steven Magee, Curing Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

“I took care not to react. It’s a skill, not reacting.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“When you are constantly reacting to having been wronged (or perhaps to what you may regard as a wrong); when you are always giving in by practically living to defend, retaliating one time after another, again and again, you then spend double that time trying to prove the whole story: because to third parties, you will frequently appear to be on the attack, and therefore potentially receiving attacks once more - henceforth an unending pattern of misunderstood retaliations.”
― Criss Jami

“How people react is going to be based on how you react.”
― Ilsa J. Bick, The Sin-Eater's Confession

“Be the dolphin! ”
― Adam Moskowitz

“A good cricketer knows which ball to play and which ball to leave. Don't react and comment on everything that comes your way.”
― Shunya

“But when you’re Thoughtfully Fit, people problems feel easier because you work from your core. Instead of being a victim or reacting unconsciously to the situation—likely making it worse—you recognize your choices and are in control of what you do next. Instead of wasting your time and energy being frustrated by what other people are doing, you can get back to doing what you do best.”
― Darcy Luoma, Thoughtfully Fit: Your Training Plan for Life and Business Success

“Learn to observe more often than reacting.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“When you see a problem or an opportunity, I want you to shift your thinking from “We need a solution for that” to “We need a system for that.” A solution is a onetime fix that requires you to keep reinventing the wheel and puts you in a reactionary place. A system is an ongoing activity that becomes duplicatable.”
― Patrick Bet-David, Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few