Eckhart Tolle explains how your reaction to a difficult situation often makes things worse. The gap between what happens and how you respond determines whether a problem stays manageable or spirals into drama.
Drama happens when fools encounter difficulties. What does that mean? It means the way in which you react to the situation. The so called difficulty amplifies the situation and transforms it into drama. And then you can't stop thinking and talking about it and become more and more emotional. And you cannot separate the situation from your reaction to the situation. They become one. You don't know that your reaction is what makes it really bad. It's a challenge. Externally, yes. But does it need to become drama?
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