The Inner Journey
Getting Off the Roller Coaster
We will be prone to anger and frustration because it is part of our human
make-up, so when we feel like this, we must always be ready to acknowledge the
way we feel. Any emotion we feel requires attention, yet with our new Love and
understanding, we also know that we don't have to hang on to them once they
have passed. The thing that makes apparent negative emotions valid, (such as
anger), is that they are at least able teach us the things we need to
understand of ourselves and others. They allow us to come closer to being the
whole people that we're supposed to be if we employ awareness.
When we express our emotion properly and face up to the situation that made us
feel that way, we can rightfully come back to the present knowing that we have
done our best in dealing with our problems. Awareness exercised in each
situation will see ourselves develop with continuing positive progress.
MORE EXAMPLES ON AUTO PROBLEMS:
Have you ever given a cat a bath ? It's not a very pleasant or easy task. Have
you ever given a cat a bath that's had them since it was a kitten ? I have,
and truly, it's not a problem. It is conditioned through its experiences that
there is no real problem. It knows that it has nothing to fear, but the cat
that's never had a bath has nothing to relate this strange situation to. It
then panics, runs away, and is very wet, very cold and very afraid. Through
the behavior related to it's experience, it is suffering. The reactions of
both cats were conditioned from past events, but the cat who accepted being
bathed has simply had more experience. If we want to own a clean cat and we
know that bathing it regularly will ensure this for us, the longer we put off
the training, the more our problems will be.
The job I have at the time of writing this book is staffed at minimum levels,
and when someone goes on leave, it's very noticeable. I find anxiety can
affect my performance if I choose to let it, but now in my new way of
thinking, any encounter with a difficult problem doesn't mean I have to labour
with it. I can take time out to consider other options and alternatives. If I
am able to when circumstances allow, I then place the task aside and let my
subconscious work on it as I attend to something else. I can do this with
complete confidence that an answer will eventuate, because I believe an answer
will eventuate. I know that there is never a need to panic because the answer
is always close at hand. If I find myself getting nowhere with a problem, then
I realise that I mustn't have enough information available. It is then up to
me to make the required effort and gather more details. Now I am able to
dramatically reduce the effect of old conditioned responses that would
otherwise be a source of anxiety and frustration.
If your best efforts continue to be thwarted by frustration, then acknowledge
that frustration openly. In your new way of thinking, there is no aspect of
yourself that will ever be brushed aside. You understand that it is O.K. to
have imperfections, and in doing so, you can wear them like medals. Say to
yourself and others...
"Look!... this is me. Look!... I'm being me.
I'm not pretending to be someone else,
I refuse to deny myself to myself,
I'm not showing you just a part of me, just in case you don't like me!
What you see is the complete package".
When we are able to speak this way of ourselves, we will know that those
who are uncomfortable with any part of our make-up, may not help or serve us
in our personal development. If we need to hide any part of ourselves in order
to gain approval, we are inviting future problems and pain to visit us and it
will be by choice.
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