As we begin to see our self for who we really are, we stand at a crossroad. How easy it is to simply say that we aren't as bad as so and so. Remember though... This process is about us, not anyone else.
Part of the mold we have to break, the new thinking we MUST exercise, is to quit finding blame and to start finding SELF. It is not other people that are causing havoc in our lives. It is us that are responsible for where we are. It doesn't matter at all how we compare to another person, because we are NOT talking about their life here.
However, if we can see our failures for what they are, we then have an opportunity to change them. We have thus been able to define the problem acutely, so we can now come up with a solution. If only we could get rid of selfishness, we would be able to be the person we so desperately want to be. We would be able to love those in our life who need us so badly in such away that they would never wonder how much they mean to us.
Think about this logically. If you were loved in such away that you knew it, you could feel it, how much of a positive impact would that have in your life? Don't you want that for the people you love? Don't you want to be the wife your husband needs and wants? Don't you want to be the husband your wife needs and wants? Don't you want to be the parent your children need? Their life depends on it!
Whatever we have been doing so far is not getting us to where we want to be, so are we willing to try something different? If we continue to do what we have always done, we will continue to get what we have always got.
What I present to you is nothing new, but maybe you are finally at a place in your life where it will make more sense. People call it "The Golden Rule". Jesus said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This term has since been termed "The Golden Rule."
The concept is simple enough, but it is the application that proves to be difficult. It requires clear intent, continually, to be able to put this concept into practice. Simple application would be lying. Nobody likes to be lied to, but how often do we lie to others? The logical application is to obviously quit lying, yet that tendency is always there. The reason? Because we can justify our actions and behavior whenever we want to. We can say that it is none of their business. We can say that we just don't want to deal with it right now. We can say whatever we want to, and be more than justified in our own eyes.
Read that last paragraph again. Do you see that EVERY single excuse is selfish in nature? Not one of them has anything to do with the other person! We have the capacity to rationalize and justify absolutely ANYTHING we want to. This we MUST firmly grasp as we fight to take control of our thoughts and life.
Everyone is right in his own eyes. This, my friends, is the next huge step to breaking free of the chains that enslave us. We MUST realize that not only are we THE problem, but we are going to present the biggest hurtle we will face in the pursuit of the life we know is possible. We are in a fight for our life, and we are the one responsible for the losses accrued so far. You are about to take yourself head on into the biggest struggle you will ever face. You are going to have to fight, and conquer, your greatest adversary... YOURSELF!
Part of the mold we have to break, the new thinking we MUST exercise, is to quit finding blame and to start finding SELF. It is not other people that are causing havoc in our lives. It is us that are responsible for where we are. It doesn't matter at all how we compare to another person, because we are NOT talking about their life here.
However, if we can see our failures for what they are, we then have an opportunity to change them. We have thus been able to define the problem acutely, so we can now come up with a solution. If only we could get rid of selfishness, we would be able to be the person we so desperately want to be. We would be able to love those in our life who need us so badly in such away that they would never wonder how much they mean to us.
Think about this logically. If you were loved in such away that you knew it, you could feel it, how much of a positive impact would that have in your life? Don't you want that for the people you love? Don't you want to be the wife your husband needs and wants? Don't you want to be the husband your wife needs and wants? Don't you want to be the parent your children need? Their life depends on it!
Whatever we have been doing so far is not getting us to where we want to be, so are we willing to try something different? If we continue to do what we have always done, we will continue to get what we have always got.
What I present to you is nothing new, but maybe you are finally at a place in your life where it will make more sense. People call it "The Golden Rule". Jesus said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This term has since been termed "The Golden Rule."
The concept is simple enough, but it is the application that proves to be difficult. It requires clear intent, continually, to be able to put this concept into practice. Simple application would be lying. Nobody likes to be lied to, but how often do we lie to others? The logical application is to obviously quit lying, yet that tendency is always there. The reason? Because we can justify our actions and behavior whenever we want to. We can say that it is none of their business. We can say that we just don't want to deal with it right now. We can say whatever we want to, and be more than justified in our own eyes.
Read that last paragraph again. Do you see that EVERY single excuse is selfish in nature? Not one of them has anything to do with the other person! We have the capacity to rationalize and justify absolutely ANYTHING we want to. This we MUST firmly grasp as we fight to take control of our thoughts and life.
Everyone is right in his own eyes. This, my friends, is the next huge step to breaking free of the chains that enslave us. We MUST realize that not only are we THE problem, but we are going to present the biggest hurtle we will face in the pursuit of the life we know is possible. We are in a fight for our life, and we are the one responsible for the losses accrued so far. You are about to take yourself head on into the biggest struggle you will ever face. You are going to have to fight, and conquer, your greatest adversary... YOURSELF!
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