Self-Righteous Indignation

When I think back at all the times things have gone awry, self-righteous indignation (“SRI”) was right there whispering in my ear. I felt right. I felt wronged. I wasn’t curious. I condemned. My bruised ego was in charge. I didn’t choose loving kindness over justice. Why should I? I was right and wronged! All the “poor me” from my entire life, all the powerlessness, was going to be avenged. Always things went from bad to worse.

It takes days not hours maybe weeks to shake off SRI and return to being a rational adult. It takes curiosity searching for the truth to avoid the pitfall of condemnation. Don’t be a right fighter. Be a fair fighter.