When we allow other people to upset us we are giving away our power. We will always find justification in being hurt by others and plenty of supporters who sympathise and agree with us. But when we are willing to dig deeper and discover the real cause cause of our upset we discover it is about us, about a judgement we have made about ourselves. Once we get to that place we are free, free to stop needing the approval of others, free to stop demanding that other people respond to us in ways that dont trigger us, because finally there is nothing to trigger. Unconditional self love is the key to our freedom. It also makes us able to truly love others who are not yet in a place in which they can accept or love us unconditionally. We can love them without being attached to the need that they see the world through our eyes or hold the vision of us we think they should. Every time we are triggered we are presented with an opportunity for further enlightenment. We can decide to make it about honouring our truth, standing up for ourselves or demanding respect from others but that choice only sets us up for more of the same at a later stage and we have missed the real gift, the gem of true wisdom available in these situations. We co-create every situation we find ourselves in. And we do so for spiritual growth. And once we stop making it about what others have done or not done, what they have said or not said or how they should or should not think and realise its about loving ourselves more, we have opened the gift and are ready to appreciate it and be truly grateful for it.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:39:34 +0000
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