<video><title>An Uncommonly Fine Life: Chapter 10 -Take Nothing Personally</title><description>A book about principles for living a happy and fulfilled life  https://uncommonlyfinelife.com</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:03,080">Nothing else that is because of you.</line><line from="00:00:03,080" to="00:00:05,240">It is not about you.</line><line from="00:00:05,240" to="00:00:11,060">Other people's actions and words are a reflection of their own thoughts, feelings and experiences.</line><line from="00:00:11,060" to="00:00:13,620">They are not a reflection of you.</line><line from="00:00:13,620" to="00:00:18,680">You are not responsible for other people's thoughts, feelings, or experiences.</line><line from="00:00:18,680" to="00:00:21,540">You are not responsible for their actions or words.</line><line from="00:00:21,540" to="00:00:26,080">You are responsible for your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences.</line><line from="00:00:26,080" to="00:00:29,440">You are responsible for your own actions and words.</line><line from="00:00:29,440" to="00:00:35,200">take things personally, you're giving away your power. You're giving other people the power to control</line><line from="00:00:35,200" to="00:00:43,360">your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Instead of taking things personally, observe them objectively.</line><line from="00:00:44,880" to="00:00:50,880">See them for what they are. Don't allow them to control you. Remember, you are not your thoughts,</line><line from="00:00:50,880" to="00:00:56,400">you are not your emotions, you are not your experiences. You are the aware presence that is</line><line from="00:00:56,400" to="00:01:02,080">aware of all these things. When you take things personally, you are identifying with your thoughts,</line><line from="00:01:02,080" to="00:01:08,000">emotions, and experiences. You are attaching yourself to them. You are giving them power over you.</line><line from="00:01:08,960" to="00:01:14,000">Instead of identifying with your thoughts, emotions, and experiences, observe them objectively.</line><line from="00:01:15,040" to="00:01:18,080">See them for what they are. Don't allow them to control you.</line></transcript></transcript></video>