I talk by phone to this lady frequently, a friend from a personal development seminar we both attended a while ago. We discuss growth and shifting from less to more in every phone call. She said something that struck me profoundly.

Sometimes I respond with a very curt and dismissive tone... I know I do it. I know I feel justified in the moment. I know I feel bad later. I didn't know how to change it until ... I became more aware, not of it, but of me... of what is going on inside me... just before I do that.