BELLIGERENCE
When does warlike behavior suit the circumstance? When is a Belligerent stance beneficial? From your core, Belligerence rises to protect body, status, home, and possessions, and the same for others. Living as part of the wild beast inside you, Belligerence used correctly, can strengthen you and help you to see things as they truly are.
We disregard for this treatise, the malcontent forms of Bellicosity for which Belligerence is sometimes made accountable. True Belligerence is not immature, rude, or non-cooperative, especially as based on destructive behaviors and habits. We speak of Belligerence as the important part of your survival instinct and system, that of setting guidelines for your Self and for others—that there may be mutual respect—and when respect has failed, or boundaries have failed, to have recourse.
Most of us have dealt with a Belligerent child: the child who does not want to take a nap, share his or her toys, finish their meal, or quietly listen to reason. The terms for these behaviors could easily be described as uncooperative, selfish, stubborn, and close-minded. True Belligerence is none of those things. Belligerence is the Spirit, standing at the drawn line along with the body, mind and emotions, saying: “No further.”
When we set boundaries and then defend them, with honor and respect, and at all times as peaceably as possible, we are practicing our Belligerence. We say NO to the bully; to the thief; to the bureaucrat; to the family member who unfairly takes advantage. Using the body language and firm resolve that is paired with Belligerence helps us to defend our morals, purpose, and path when others would attempt to tear us down from the outside.
Belligerence is not the same as anger. It is not the same as hate. It is not the same as opposition. Belligerence is the avid defense of a boundary that we have set and intend to maintain. It begins as a talk between warring nations might begin. Yes, it may escalate to war. Quite often, however, the surety that you will war, in some form, in order to protect your stance in some matter, is enough to deter an attacker. Lazy attackers often require the easiest prey.
Think of the peaceful protests that have been held around the world. Belligerent occupants stood together and said “NO.” With great numbers, and representing a great many different concerns, the attackers, or those with intentions to harm, withdrew suit. The Belligerent many, having drawn a line and then defended it, achieved the best good for all, peaceably, by proving their intentions to stay true to their purpose.
How many times have you heard the voice of your Belligerence rise, and then silenced that voice for fear of social reprisal? Think of the ways you have been trained to respond according to the society in which you have been raised: what is proper and what is not proper. When something is harmful or destructive, to yourself or others, do you speak out, or are you silent?
We cannot always invest energy in all things that come to our attention, but we know of the issues by which we should become involved—by the feeling it gives us—that bodywave of knowing: “I should do something about this.”
In most societies, Belligerence is considered rudeness, but we say to you that true Belligerence, that of Self defense and the defense of others, in the name of what is in the best and highest good for all, is a positive attribute.
How is your current state of Belligerence? Is something at work in your Life today that could benefit from your loyal and unyielding dedication?
Blessed Be This Day
This is a Direct Voice Communication from my Tribe, Spirit Guides who share their wisdoms with me from the other side of the veil.
Archives: June 9, 2015
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