Buttons
I was reminded today of a Tibetan teacher’s admonitions about understanding our emotional buttons - the one’s “other people push.” Her suggested inquiry to make the whole process more conscious: Why do I maintain these buttons? They are the buttons of expectations that make everyone wrong, deficient, and blame-worthy.
The realization is that after all, they only endure if we allow them to. It is our responsibility. Graced are the relationships in which this is clear.
