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Originally Posted by Angela  I think reacting is what you do when you're not being present -- the habitual behavior that arises out of old decisions and old pain running the show. You're not really free to make a choice when you're reacting.
And responding comes with being present -- that is, evaluating your current moment, and answering it. You can still be informed by your past, but in responding you are making a free choice. You don't have to be using your thinking mind to respond; as Steve describes in a dance or martial art (or response to fear or lovemaking) your body can do the responding. |
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina I think it's just a difference of semantics. This is about the concepts, not the particular words. You can swap the words if you'd like. |
Oddly enough, I found Angela's response clearer than Steve's, but thanks to both of you for responding (not reacting
).