Ann, Thank you for including me in your lovely and inspiring essay. You are spot-on--without paying attention to what inner fundamental choices we are making, the same sad story of the sorrow of mankind will keep playing out. Everyone wants the world to change but no one wants to change themselves.
Thank YOU. I'm so appreciative of the people who help me pay attention to the inner fundamental choices. It's so much easier to see the problems in someone or something else. Introspection is difficult!
I love this so much and have been thinking for a good while along these lines myself. I will circle back to share my thoughts -it is late here- but for now: thank you for voicing these complex and loving thoughts.
I've thought a lot about how good-hearted people with "love-based values" have been hi-jacked. They've become divisive and spiteful, veering far, far from love. From listening, from nuance and softness. A circle of love becomes a hard square of fencing! How it could seem that a lot of people with unresolved trauma are using socially-accepted vitriol as a place to channel their issues. "Activictimism" could apply to this. From old wells of hurt, sorrow, anger... I see many slinging poisoned arrows at others, unaware of the bigger bully handing them those arrows, aiming their minds, teaching them the words to say. Lots of puppeteering going on, and a lot of energy is generated from all this (that feeds a larger, collective shadow). It's heartbreaking! Like bad theater, and many don't know they're mere players being played, driving a meaningless, awful plot. And many are shining a light, showing another way... The light shall prevail, but wow, it's hard to watch darkness try so hard.
Thanks for sharing your insight. It really does seem like emotional/spiritual poisoning. If you had tainted food, you’d likely vomit… this behavior seems like spiritual vomiting.
Ann, Thank you for including me in your lovely and inspiring essay. You are spot-on--without paying attention to what inner fundamental choices we are making, the same sad story of the sorrow of mankind will keep playing out. Everyone wants the world to change but no one wants to change themselves.
Thank YOU. I'm so appreciative of the people who help me pay attention to the inner fundamental choices. It's so much easier to see the problems in someone or something else. Introspection is difficult!
Bingo! People we find difficult are our greatest gifts. Without them we would never see and never have a chance to find our way Home.
So every strong reaction we have is another chance to become more mindful and choose again.
Ann, This is one of many essays, I've written, which explains my point: https://fee.org/articles/marcus-aurelius-s-guide-to-inner-freedom/
I love this so much and have been thinking for a good while along these lines myself. I will circle back to share my thoughts -it is late here- but for now: thank you for voicing these complex and loving thoughts.
I look forward to hearing your perspective, Malika.
I've thought a lot about how good-hearted people with "love-based values" have been hi-jacked. They've become divisive and spiteful, veering far, far from love. From listening, from nuance and softness. A circle of love becomes a hard square of fencing! How it could seem that a lot of people with unresolved trauma are using socially-accepted vitriol as a place to channel their issues. "Activictimism" could apply to this. From old wells of hurt, sorrow, anger... I see many slinging poisoned arrows at others, unaware of the bigger bully handing them those arrows, aiming their minds, teaching them the words to say. Lots of puppeteering going on, and a lot of energy is generated from all this (that feeds a larger, collective shadow). It's heartbreaking! Like bad theater, and many don't know they're mere players being played, driving a meaningless, awful plot. And many are shining a light, showing another way... The light shall prevail, but wow, it's hard to watch darkness try so hard.
Thanks for sharing your insight. It really does seem like emotional/spiritual poisoning. If you had tainted food, you’d likely vomit… this behavior seems like spiritual vomiting.