Have you seen those commercials where the young lady says, "I read an article....well part of an article...."? How many times have you found yourself doing this in life? How many times did you "think" you knew what the answer was only to screw things up even more because you didn't pause? We've all done it, none of us are immune to this error.
A person that can't help them self is being guided by an ego that only half knows. An ego that wants to share information, knowledge or some sort of insight before giving the person receiving such information the opportunity to process it. Of course this is always going to be the hidden agenda of the ego because this is how it controls you in to believing YOU are okay.
Have you ever been at work and really got excited about completing a task; so much so that you robbed the person that was responsible for that particular task in completing their job? This is a direct example of how people get so caught up with their ego they can't see straight. They have now reacted instead of responding. This reactivity leaves things to be redone or not done right in the first place.
When you see a person that reacts this way it is best to protect yourself from the negative energy of the ego and allow the positive energy of the spirit to flow through you. This will allow you the ability not to waste your energy or power in fighting something that is not real, but rather allowing yourself to witness and observe how the illusion desires to play itself out. When we use our power in this way we learn discipline. We are learning to use our power for good rather than running around excited trying to show off or show up another.
It will only be through the calm spirit that discipline will ever occur. There are those that think they are calm and do a good job pretending very well. This calmness comes across stern and hard, you can see by their face they are struggling to remain peace centered.
But what is the warning about? The warning is watching yourself in makig sure you have practiced what you preach. There are those that are always getting just a bit of the information, they fail to put it into practice in their own lives, but can't wait to give another the key. UNLESS YOU HAVE PRACTICE AND MASTERED A KEY YOU CAN NOT PASS IT ON TO ANOTHER, IT WILL ALWAYS COME OUT DISTORTED.
Now with that said, how can we tell if we've done this? Check in with yourself first and foremost- are you so ready to share the information that your heart quickens, that your breath become fast, or not at all, and is there a part of you that says, "Oh I can't wait to tell him this tomorrow" without you first processing it? Then that is ego. Ego wants you to spit it out as quickly as you can because it's poison to it. If it stays within you then ego knows it will die because it knows you have taken ownership of the situation or information and will now be processing it on yourself, not anyone else.
Information can burn a hole in pockets, just like money. One person may say, "You know they burn through money like it's paper" without ever realizing that they just did the same thing with their own observation and now blurting out what they think, rather than what they know.
This information can also take us down a road of reacting rather than responding. When a person becomes so angry at any situation then they will react instead of respond, and they will lose their temper and cool because the ego has them.
It doesn't matter what role you play in life we all have this lesson. When we have mastered it is when we become the humble servant. A humble servant doesn't mean this or that, nor does it mean you are poor, just the oppposite. The humble servant walks the earth and is able to shine light without ever opening their mouth. Now, I've shared this in classes before and the students egos got the best of them by all of a sudden not saying anything. LOL....this is not mastering, this is still ego in control of you rather you in control of it.
To finish this subject and warning it is important for each of us to check in and discover our hidden agendas. Why would we take work from another person? Why would we over-react to a situation that wasn't life or death? Why would we step on the people around us in order for ourselves to look or feel important? These questions my dear friends will let you know how your ego is in control and not YOU!
This blog today is to support yesterday's blog. When using both of these blogs together you'll be able to see where you are surrending power to the ego and how you are manipulating only yourself, not anyone else.
It is also to help you see who has become your master! Think about it!