YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

You are not responsible for your thoughts or feelings.

You cannot control their appearance or their disappearance.

They arise out of nowhere, fall back into the vastness.

They come to visit, not to stay; they are guests, nothing more.

You are responsible, however, for your response.

Do you judge your thoughts and feelings? 

Do you push them away? 

Try to numb them? 

Destroy them?

Do you cling to them, try to prolong their life?

Do you seek relief from them in destructive ways?

Do you hurt others to avoid the discomfort?

Or do you remember your spacious nature?

Know yourself as the wide open field in which thoughts and feelings can come and go

Breathe into them
Let them live, but not control you

Be their master, not their slave

You are not responsible for your thoughts and feelings.

But you are response-able; able to respond

from a place of slowness, and presence, and trust,

so your thoughts and feelings do not overpower you,

and you never blame, shame, punish or deny them.

But you think them, and feel them;

a loving parent to their child-like energies.

Your freedom lies in your ability to respond.

To let your thoughts and feelings freely arise,

and freely dissolve, in your great Heart.

So think your thoughts, and feel your feelings,

and never feel guilty again,

but recognise your true responsibility:

to be present, to be vast.

love light and peace
ps/smoh

One offensive word is enough to leave a permanent scar that may become a seed for revenge.

It is so easy to allow your emotions to get involved during a conversation and to permit yourself to vent your anger or frustrations through your words. While this feels really good at the time, later it can come back to cause you many problems. It is just not worth the risk or the stress of wondering if what you said will be used against you in some way. When you resist the urge to spout off and express your opinion, you are guaranteed not to have to deal with any adverse consequences of your speech at a later time.
“Your friend has a friend, and your friend’s friend has a friend; be discreet.”
Even if you are speaking to someone who you consider close, it is wise to watch what you say because it may be repeated or used against you somewhere down the road, when your relationship may not be as close.

“A person should be careful never to tell tales of oneself to one own disadvantage; people may be amused, and laugh at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought up against oneself upon some subsequent occasion."
Relationships change, just like everything else in this world. Someone you may be on friendly terms with today may change her feelings towards you in the future and use things you have disclosed to her against you. 
It is the safest policy not to disclose personal information which can be used against you and to carefully watch what you say. 
Don’t allow yourself to get carried away during any conversation.

Namaste
Love light and peace

ps/smoh