Don’t you just HATE that? Lesson no. 2 is the irrevocable knowledge that what I have
been saying for years is true, whatever upsets me in others is what is
upsetting me about myself. There is absolutely no use trying to live in denial. After all, is it working?
“But, but…I hate arrogant, self-righteous people who can’t apologies! That’s NOT me!!!” So whose being arrogant and self-righteous now? You know those moments when people call you stubborn or stuck up or down-right WRONG! And you feel so outraged and angry and you look at them incredulously and think ‘WHAT?!?! They are the ones being stubborn, stuck up and definitely WRONG!
Welcome to the mirror :)
There is a very simple way to begin the healing process and see for yourself the healing and freedom that can take place when you stop the denial. Think of anything that causes you stress around other people – what beliefs are you carrying around about what people should and should do or say:
- People should be courteous
- People should be kind
- People should not kill
- People should apologize when they are wrong
Any thought that when I ask “Is it True?” you answer with an unswerving “YES”
This is denial. You are fighting reality, you are fighting what is showing up in the world – we are not talking about morality here, I am only interested in the truth – not my moral truth, my religious truth, the ACTUAL truth. Look around and take off the blinkers. People are rude, people push into the queue, people kill each other, people don’t apologize. I am screaming against the truth of it, and then wondering why I experience stress. Screaming doesn’t solve anything….. isn’t that closer to the truth?
What would happen if you let go of the thought, just for a moment. Who would you be without the story of 'he should do this' or 'they should do that'? Can you even imagine life without your constant barrage of thinking? What is under it all? Could it be freedom, peace, calm, joy?
So long as we insist on holding on to the thoughts, we leave ourselves no choice but to experience the stress of it. “It shouldn’t be like this” we scream…”but it is” the universe says back…”but it SHOULDN’T be” we scream…”but it is” the universe says back…
How can we possibly hear our truth, experience the peace or love underneath the screaming?
Here’s what I know has been true for me….
- The less I fight reality the more I see it as kind and loving
- The more I accept what others say to me, the more I see it is always true, the less impact it has on me
- The less I expect others to do, the more they actually do
- The less I expect myself to do, the more I actually want to do
- If I stop pushing myself, I get more done effortlessly
- The more I inquire as to my thoughts, the more I love them.
Come and experience it for yourself!
Sue Lee, a qualified facilitator for the Work will be giving a 4 hour workshop on
Saturday 31 October,
See here for more info…hope to see you there!
For a private facilitated session, please call me! Elaine 9660 4893
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