We all have moments when something small sets us off—a comment, a tone, a silence that feels too loud. In those moments, it’s easy to blame the outside world: “They disrespected me,” “They made me feel small,” “They didn’t understand me.” But what if those moments weren’t meant to shame or break us, but instead to teach us?
Triggers are like emotional alarms. They’re not random. They signal unresolved pain, buried beliefs, or areas we’ve avoided looking at for too long. Instead of pushing them down or reacting from them, try pausing. Ask yourself: Why did that bother me so much? What old story just got touched?
When you get curious instead of defensive, your healing begins.
Maybe someone’s rejection feels unbearable—not because of them, but because it echoes a time you felt unwanted as a child. Maybe criticism stings so deeply because deep down, you’re still trying to prove you’re enough.
These triggers are invitations to go inward, not outward. They ask us to look at our wounds with compassion and do the uncomfortable work of untangling them. It’s not always easy. But the more we learn from our reactions, the less power they have over us. The more we heal, the less we bleed on people who didn’t cut us.
So next time you’re triggered, take a breath. Don’t run. Don’t react. Listen. There’s a lesson in the discomfort. And that lesson might just be the key to your next level of growth.
TheSpiritualExplorer 