{"id":109,"date":"2012-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/freedomwithpeter\/?p=109"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:21:45","slug":"isirritationdebilitatingyou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/freedomwithpeter\/isirritationdebilitatingyou\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Irritation Debilitating You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Word From Our Sponsor <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have fun while listening to the tracks chosen as the soundtrack to Today\u2019s
\n\u201cEmpowering Freedom with the Empower Network<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u201d
\nBlogs.
\n<\/span>Real people, helping real people\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hi There, Friends of Freedom:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

As is my custom, I was sitting with my morning beverage today<\/p>\n

going through my morning routine<\/p>\n

Exercise \u2013 Envision \u2013 Read \u2013 Meditate \u2013 Pray \u2013 Empower<\/strong><\/p>\n

thinking about what messages I have received that would benefit<\/p>\n

the communities of action that I am a part of<\/p>\n

when\u2026<\/p>\n

I thought back to a speech I gave at the Siemens Toastmasters Club<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

as part of their International Speech Contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s opening referred to the fact that<\/p>\n

Motivation is like a Chinese meal<\/strong><\/p>\n

We feel good afterwards for about 20 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

and then we are ready for another portion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I believed, and still do, that it is irritation that gets things done\u2026<\/p>\n

that changes the World.<\/p>\n

However, as a word of caution,<\/p>\n

Irritation can also lead to debilitation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be careful.<\/p>\n

Irritation WILL lead to Debilitation \u2013 If you let it!<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

How many times do we allow ourselves to get irritated,<\/p>\n

upset,<\/p>\n

even angry<\/p>\n

at what turn out to be trivial actions or even complete misunderstandings?<\/p>\n

By choosing to let things bother us,<\/p>\n

WE give them more life than they deserve.<\/p>\n

WE must beware of turning something minor<\/p>\n

into something that can suck positive energy out of us<\/p>\n

and render us ineffective.<\/p>\n

These CHOICES we make<\/p>\n

can build barriers that prevent<\/p>\n

more serious issues from ever going away<\/p>\n

or being openly dealt with.<\/p>\n

Even worse, these barriers<\/p>\n

prevent new, postitive, alternatives<\/p>\n

from being considered<\/p>\n

and taking root!<\/p>\n

We are taught in the world\u2019s greatest book<\/p>\n

by the world\u2019s greatest teacher<\/p>\n

by the greatest leaders that have ever been<\/p>\n

of the power of forgiveness –<\/p>\n

to forgive and forget.<\/p>\n

Sometimes we just have to forgive ourselves our own imperfections<\/strong><\/p>\n

forgive<\/strong> our friends<\/em><\/p>\n

forgive<\/strong> our colleagues<\/em><\/p>\n

and, most of all,<\/p>\n

forgive<\/strong> our enemies<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Forgive your enemy and you take away all his ammunition!<\/strong><\/p>\n

FREEDOM, STRENGTH and HONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

To YOU<\/strong><\/p>\n

I AM Peter Pocklington, and I look forward to your feedback and the insights from YOUR experience <\/span><\/p>\n

P.S. and by the way<\/p>\n

Just and send a blank email<\/span> to be enrolled in our empowerment training program
\nIMMEDIATELY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

F*O*R F*R*E*E<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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