Lost homes, lost jobs, lost hope. It’s in the headlines, it’s on the news, and it’s in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you’re out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love?
Those who are verbally, sexually, physically, and/or emotionally abused in childhood often end up in abusive relationships and either suffering more abuse or being abusive themselves. Why? Patterns and unresolved and unfinished business are two of the main reasons.
The truth about the focus on the abuser is the victim needs to focus much more on him/herself and what he/she needs. The victim needs to get clear about what action he/she needs to take and how to be safe. This is more important than the self-defeating and self-negating focus on the abuser.
Are you running from your authentic self? Are you denying or avoiding truth about yourself that you have a sense of but haven’t yet been willing to face and embrace? Running from authentic self and truth is what leaves so many out of balance and suffering in life.
We live in a world that values sameness. We live in a world where wars are waged and violent hate and discrimination flourish as the result of the intolerance that exists in the face of difference. It takes courage to be who you really are. Are you ready to be who you really are? Do you know who you really are? Or are you still lost, to some degree or other in groupthink?
In the process of our own self growth and personal development we are all at varying stages of awakening to our evolutionary enlightenment. Do you seem to be going through the motions in your life? Do you feel like you need and want much more out of life? Do you find yourself wondering – Is this all there is? Do you feel like you are truly awake, aware, and involved in each here-and-now moment of your life as it unfolds or do feel like your life is passing you by?
In the latest (Nov-Dec) issue of Psychology Today Scott Barry Kaufman critically examined the development of ability and the components of success with a focus on the late bloomer. Citing the inspiring example of Joshua Waitzkin, chess champion and an accomplished martial arts world champion in Tai Chi Chaun, Kaufman interviews Waitzkin about his experience and success. – A.J. Mahari
Do you need change? Do you know you need something to change but you are not sure what exactly needs to change. Have you identified and area in your life that this need for change is challenging you in and you aren’t sure how to answer the question as to how to create that change?
What is on your mind, that is to say, what you focus on, is what will shape and justify your experience of yourself, of others, and of life. More people are becoming increasingly aware that how and what they think creates their experience. However, for many who are in great emotional pain the connection might not be so apparent.
