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Me Me Me!
The Journey….......Inward!
| Who are you?
Did you ever have a point in your life where you seriously (I mean
SERIOUSLY) asked yourself that question? I
have. I could be wrong of course
but I think a majority of us have. If
you’re anything like me you were raised to “do the right thing”, please
other people, put yourself last…not first…not ever. Right?
All of those phrases are noble in theory and I’m not saying that I
don’t agree with them to some degree but ~I AM~ saying is that I don’t
believe that who and what each of us actually is, should ever get lost within
those directives. It’s nice to
please people. Not only are they
happy but when you see how happy someone else is…it brings you a certain
amount of happiness. Right? That’s great and it sounds like the
equation is perfectly balanced, but…what about those times when pleasing
someone else makes you feel hypocritical? What
about the times where “pleasing someone else” means stuffing your feelings
and making yourself absolutely miserable? Well, while I’d never ever promote
selfishness…which is what happens when one focuses on their “ME” so much
that it’s virtually within a vacuum…I do feel that there are sometimes when
we ALL have to stand up and express our “ME”…even if in the course of that
expression we shock, disappoint and/or hurt someone. I know, it sounds terrible, but it’s a
truth and a reality. Stay with me
here. You’re probably asking: When are those times? When should my “ME” take precedence
over someone else’s “ME”? Well,
those aren’t easy questions to answer. Each
one of us actually has to answer them for ourselves. No matter how you toss or turn it,
it’s not an easy decision to make but when all is said and done, I think it
all comes down to ones gut feeling. If
in the course of “pleasing” others you make yourself feel terrible, well
then, I think the time has arrived to step up and say something. The reality of it all is that repressing
feelings never serves anyone. Sooner or later, they find a way to rise to the
surface and usually it’s not with any amount of grace either. The hope in taking a stand early, of
course, is that one can find a way to express themselves without judging or
criticizing what someone else has said. It
might sound impossible but two people can see things in a vastly different way
and both be right….for where they each are individually! Think about it! At any given point in Time and Space,
there are 360 degrees that surround it. That
means that no matter where each of us (in this plane), unless we have eyes in
the back as well as sides of our heads, we’re still only viewing things from
one “point”. Sure, it could be
argued that some may have “been there” with regard to the other points in
question, but who’s to really say if that has or hasn’t occurred. Maybe it has …maybe it hasn’t. The bottom line here is that even if one
had “been there”…you’re never going to impart any wisdom you might have
gained by trying to force it down someone’s else’s throat. Wisdom is meant to be a “me” gift
first. Knowledge can be readily
shared but wisdom….that’s something that goes deeper. It involves a ~Spiritual~ connection to
the knowledge gained. It involves
an “Awakening” within. Soooooo
if you really want to help others,
find the “you” within, the real you, because then and only then are you able
to access your higher self. Soooooo Journey on and be who you need to be, and do what you need to do. Remember….you were born to be YOU! Love & Light~* Always...
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