"It's a fact that it is much more
comfortable to be in the position of the
person who has been offended than to be
the unfortunate cause of it."
Barbara Walters
Human growth and development offer us many occasions to learn about hurting others and being hurt. It is a sad reflection in a way, that we would prefer to be the person hurt rather than the one doing the damage. We rationalize why we got our feelings hurt. We make excuses to soften the blow. Forgiveness for others seems so much more available, than when we need to forgive ourselves.
We tend to be harder on ourselves, and I wonder why that is. Our ego raging with our inner critic pollutes our self-esteem. Not only once, but over and over we tread upon the sore pots left unhealed. We do not expend the same amount of compassion towards our selves than we do towards others.
It is also unfortunate that we harbor our errors long after the event. Other people have moved forward with grace, as we continue to flog ourselves. Not only do we focus on our error, but we collapse into every other error in the history of our life. So a mistake snowballs into personal failure.
Meantime, we are spreading negative energy not only through our own body, but into areas we visit. Our vibrations can harshly impact anyone around us, allowing the dark cloud to spread. If we remain stuck in our emotional attack, not only our emotions, but our bodies too begin to feel heavy and sluggish.
This all ties in to staying in the moment. Try to acknowledge what error was made, and then move on using energy to forgive the self and others involved. We gracefully move into clear fresh air rather than polluting. We do not linger where the ego and the critic attack. Learn, clear the air, and move on projecting positive energy where all of us can breathe fresh air.
It is also unfortunate that we harbor our errors long after the event. Other people have moved forward with grace, as we continue to flog ourselves. Not only do we focus on our error, but we collapse into every other error in the history of our life. So a mistake snowballs into personal failure.
Meantime, we are spreading negative energy not only through our own body, but into areas we visit. Our vibrations can harshly impact anyone around us, allowing the dark cloud to spread. If we remain stuck in our emotional attack, not only our emotions, but our bodies too begin to feel heavy and sluggish.
This all ties in to staying in the moment. Try to acknowledge what error was made, and then move on using energy to forgive the self and others involved. We gracefully move into clear fresh air rather than polluting. We do not linger where the ego and the critic attack. Learn, clear the air, and move on projecting positive energy where all of us can breathe fresh air.
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