Thank you for joining us on this journey of self-examination and transformation... our forum where we examine challenges we all face on our Spiritual Path.
One of my deepest investigations has been on ‘Power and Self-Empowerment’... and conversely Who and What takes it all away.
In my time as a Spiritual Counselor, I have met many great and wonderful people who have been totally oblivious of their gifts and abilities, and are blindly choosing to live a very mediocre Life... and what really pushes my buttons is when I see them being manipulated into submission, to meekly accept that ‘this’ is really the best that they can achieve, that this blah life is all they deserve...
I see this everywhere - the way some managers speak to their employees, petty politicians and their empty promises - while really pandering to special interests, the still active prejudice between races / religious beliefs / gender status... the petty use of News to slander / offend / belittle, the blind dismissal of western doctors to even the most valuable of complementary medicines ...
Everywhere people are bombarded by misinformation-touted-as-Truth, they are browbeaten by bullies, incited to resist even the most beneficial of changes by hidden special interest groups, are being fooled by propaganda couched as righteous zeal... and - worst of all - it even happens in personal relationships.
Disempowerment is easy to achieve:- all you have to do is hurt / offend / belittle someone often enough until they break... or praise and kiss their a** until they are too full of themselves, and now will be your puppet, addicted to their own inflated Ego.
Yes, it really is that easy to manipulate someone... the difficult part starts when you try to heal them, to free them from these offensive chains, to awaken them to their own true self... especially when their self-image is too confused to recognize all of their good qualities...
And that is exactly where we all are in our current political chaos - we live in a time of Conflict and Revelation... all that is wrong / dark / corrupt... all that is fueled by greed / fear / violence / exploitation... all is being revealed so that it can be cleansed and healed, so that once again harmony, balance, respect, and appreciation may rule.
And here’s the Key - it all starts within you ...
Once you realize that you have to live as Truth, behave honorably, claim joyful and loving relationships... then all in your Life will change to reflect the Change that you have become... and if we all do this, then society will change, and these negative forces will no longer be dominant.
As many wise ones have said: “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
So how do we achieve all this, how do we start...?
Easy - stop pandering to the external influences, take stock of who you are, and what would make you happy / fulfilled / successful... disengage from people and situations that have hurt or belittled you, feed you inner gifts and abilities, and use these to guide your Life to success...
Yes, it is that simple... but it is a choice, and you have to want it...
