"Are you manipulating me again?"
"Try not to fall for it. I dare you."
Steve Kluger
Repetitive behaviors set us up for failure. Until the behavior is understood and corrected, we leave ourselves wide open to be used. Scenarios may be very different, but the experience of giving away our power under the umbrella of kindness does not protect us from destructive gusts of manipulation.
It is our nature to help and to restore deficits if we can, but it should not be at the cost of personal violation. We need to learn to be present and witness an emotional shortage without embracing the incident as our personal responsibility.
As we evolve tending to human deficit, we allow ourselves an openness to others. This is helpful in raising the bar towards improvement, but unfortunately we must apply our wisdom to maintain self-preservation. In choosing wisely, we can maintain our balance while extending assistance to others.
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