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November 18, 2016 at 7:09 am #120632
Peter
ParticipantI would love to work on improving myself if the rest of the world won’t change for me… I have to accept that we’re all humans but that is very hard for me to do.. It’s hard for me to lower my expectations. So please?
The rest of the world is not going to change for you however you can find happiness becoming the change you would like to see.
One of the things I noticed in your post is a concern for how others see you and then how that impacts how you see them.
No matter how intuitive a person maybe we can only imagine what other people are thinking and feeling and the reality is we are wrong most of the time. It is also true that people do not think about us as much as we imagine they do. Like us they are trying to work out their own issues.
The rule of charity suggests that if there are multiple possible explanations for some experience and there is no way to determine which is the correct on, pick the better story.
The truth is it’s usually not a matter of not being able to determine which explanation or story is correct but that we don’t ask or act to find out. Instead we tend to assume that we ‘know’ and more often than not pick the most negative story that then sends our experience spiraling downward.
My advice stop worrying about what you imagine others are thinking about and focus on the person you want to be. Like will attract like.
As above so below we are influenced – by focusing on your outer experience your sense of self will be influenced even determined by outer experiences of which you have little control if any.
As Below so above we influence – by focusing on your inner experiences and who you are, becoming the changes you want to see, you take ownership of your sense of self and in that way start to influence your outer experiences.
There is a suggestion to ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ Note that it does not say like.
The reality in life is that we will not always like everyone all the time, even those we love the most and that’s okThat’s the thing, you can still Love someone even in those time you might not like them. In fact those are the times when love is exercised and put into practice and not just some concept or feeling.
If you can connect to the Truth in that and let go of this fear of liking or not liking your heart will lighten.
Start by working on how you love yourself in those time when you might not like yourself or are disappointed in yourself. Can you acknowledge your humanity and still love yourself enough to do better when you learn better without the negative self-talk. Forgive your failings as you forgive the failings of others?
November 18, 2016 at 8:26 am #120635Anonymous
GuestDear lilypadofwater:
You asked at the end of your thread: “Give me some tips on acceptance, being nice to others, coping with the inner monster and being overly sensitive about things.”
My tips:
1. Regarding “tips on acceptance”- do not accept disrespect by others. First, your mother is disrespectful to you when she “has to have it her way”- that means she disrespects and will not consider your way, including your choice of a career. Her shouting at you is disrespectful and abusive. It is not a caring or loving behavior. When you look sad and she rejects you by asking “why I was like that and why I was so strange…”- that is disrespectful and abusive. When other people are disrespectful to you, it is not healthy or right for you to act nice in return. The way to act in return is assertively, not submissively.
You wrote: “Although I am even sensitive when my friends or family make fun of me, I accept it because they are close”- do not give family and friends the right to make fun of you. It is wrong of them to do so.
2. Accept that anger is not a bad feeling and does not make a person a monster. It is automatic and natural to feel anger when disrespected and abused. It is human, not monstrous. When your mother shouts at you, she is angry AND abusive. When you are angry at her, you are angry but not abusive, you simply can’t help but feel angry when shouted at. You are not over-sensitive, you are mistreated and it hurts you.
anita
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