This is fantastic! I've found that I have had to be more deliberate over time. I've narrowed down my choice of "follows" considerably. I now try to see it as seeking inspiration - something that becomes genuinely sparked from within via another perspective... Or perhaps I'll stumble upon a new tool or technique that resonates and is of benefit. Or - discovering that a concept becomes better understood on a more visceral level when shared by certain individuals/ via certain means.... Inspo!
Hi Abby! Thank you for your wonderful insights- as always!
Am curious- what did you find manipulative in this energy update you watched?
Was it that perhaps he was stating things as if that’s the only truth/way (eg “you are going to feel strong waves of energy upgrade which will feel uncomfortable” or smth like that)?
Could it be that for all of us at different levels of development these things affect us differently?
The last part of what you said - about different levels - it doesn’t matter. It’s about self-mastery, at all levels. Knowing yourself and seeing when you’re too eager for what they say to be true. When you’re hanging off of every word, and discarding your own opinions. When you’re trying to make what they say fit by distorting it. Catch this in yourself, at whatever stage you’re able to see it. And pull away. Over time you get quicker at it, with practice you will see yourself doing it before it even gets started.
I didn’t see this person in particular being overly manipulative - that in itself can draw you in a little too much. And I’m not saying they’re doing it deliberately to manipulate you, either. It’s positioning for some of them, to position themselves as the experts. But you’re the expert on you. And I’m the expert on me. When I saw that aspect come through, his assumed expertise on my reaction or my interpretation of something (which was, to all intents and purposes, incorrect), I pulled away and made this observation. And then I thought it was worth sharing. Hope you do to!
This is fantastic! I've found that I have had to be more deliberate over time. I've narrowed down my choice of "follows" considerably. I now try to see it as seeking inspiration - something that becomes genuinely sparked from within via another perspective... Or perhaps I'll stumble upon a new tool or technique that resonates and is of benefit. Or - discovering that a concept becomes better understood on a more visceral level when shared by certain individuals/ via certain means.... Inspo!
Hi Abby! Thank you for your wonderful insights- as always!
Am curious- what did you find manipulative in this energy update you watched?
Was it that perhaps he was stating things as if that’s the only truth/way (eg “you are going to feel strong waves of energy upgrade which will feel uncomfortable” or smth like that)?
Could it be that for all of us at different levels of development these things affect us differently?
The last part of what you said - about different levels - it doesn’t matter. It’s about self-mastery, at all levels. Knowing yourself and seeing when you’re too eager for what they say to be true. When you’re hanging off of every word, and discarding your own opinions. When you’re trying to make what they say fit by distorting it. Catch this in yourself, at whatever stage you’re able to see it. And pull away. Over time you get quicker at it, with practice you will see yourself doing it before it even gets started.
I didn’t see this person in particular being overly manipulative - that in itself can draw you in a little too much. And I’m not saying they’re doing it deliberately to manipulate you, either. It’s positioning for some of them, to position themselves as the experts. But you’re the expert on you. And I’m the expert on me. When I saw that aspect come through, his assumed expertise on my reaction or my interpretation of something (which was, to all intents and purposes, incorrect), I pulled away and made this observation. And then I thought it was worth sharing. Hope you do to!
Thanks! Food for thought...
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