RETALIATION
What is Retaliation but the agreement between a
person and the energy of the first strike to be of accord? Player One causes harm. Player Two feels harm. Now, Player Two longs for Player One to feel
similar harm. In order for Player One to
feel that harm, Player Two must strike it. This brings Player One and Player Two into an accord—both doing harm.
We all know that this is not the highest way or the
way of peace. Harm is not cured by more
harm, just as hunger is not cured by more hunger. But, we do not send these teachings to the
masses, we send them to you, the reader who has come here to listen, one person
who seeks the higher way . . .
What might you do when someone has done you
harm? How can you negotiate that energy
when your goal is to manage the unfolding of events in the highest possible
manner? Consider first, these points:
=Was
harm done? Sometimes what we categorize
as harm
is actually oversight, laziness, ennui, or the application of varying
value systems.
=If
harm was done, what kind and what level of harm was done?
Is this a harm to your Spirit, Mind or
Body?
Or is this a mundane harm
concerning material property of some sort?
=Can
you mediate the effects of this harm or are they irreversible?
=Was
the harm inflicted intentionally toward you,
the individual, you as part of a
group, or you as a bystander?
=Does
this harm stand by its own efforts
or does it gather force by its similarity to
conflicts in your history?
=Would
this harm be categorized by you
in the same way if it was inflicted by
another?
Imagine three other sources for
this harm and compare them.
How does
that change your perception of this harm?
=Only
you can transform a harm into a wound.
What steps can you take to isolate this harm
and prevent it from
becoming a wound?
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There are many more points you could consider about
harm and wounding and Retaliation, but the message we bring this morning is
that you cannot feed the energy that you wish to diminish. That is a simple principle. Yes, it does not feel so simple when harm has
come to you and your self-protective energies throw you into warrior defense
mode.
The mightiest warriors use their opponent’s force
against them; they use their opponent’s aggression and impatience against
them. Most often, those who seek to do
harm are also those who have little relationship with controlling their small
selves. The higher selves have very
little voice in those persons. They run
on fear, ego, and animal adrenaline.
Therefore, when you seek to emulate other persons,
seek those who display behaviors indicative of High Self. While there is no way in life to avoid harm,
there are different ways to negotiate its effects. Retaliation is not one of them. Retaliation is mirroring.
As you pass your day today, think of your current
conditions and concerns. Are you
harboring thoughts of Retaliation—even at the level of bad-wishing
someone? What would happen if you
severed that connection and called that energy back home to live with you? How would your personal energy increase and
how would your mental distractions decrease?
We give away much energy in making other people
responsible for disappointments and failures in our lives,
especially when we
believe that there is probable cause.
When you make the pebbles under your footsteps into stones,
the way is
harder—but what ease when the stones become pebbles!
Blessed Be This Day
This is a Direct Voice Communication from my
Tribe,
Spirit Elders who share their wisdoms with me
from the other side of the veil.
March 30, 2014
