"The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to."
Ralph Emerson
Years ago, during a very different life time, I experienced deception, fraud, and embellished lies. At first I laughed, knowing it was all so preposterous no one would ever believe it, but I was very wrong. The response of acceptability was so contagious, I was at first shocked, then filled with fear as I experienced friends falling away.
The lesson taught me that I had no control over any person other than myself. I accepted that people will either believe in you or not. I pooled my energy and focused on things that would support me and lead me to a full and nurturing life. Investing in defending the self was a waste of my natural resource, energy.
Years later, the truth unfolded and estranged friends reached out seeking to restore relationships. Forgiveness was easy for me, but I continued moving forward on my now established path without reconciliation. My focus became spreading light upon whoever crossed my path, and maintaining a chant of love, light, and peace.
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