Diamond-Michael, I want something from you! Yes! Please do this; it would be of great benefit to me: please continue not taking it personally. Thanks in advance.
I've always taken the approach that if someone has the courage to ask for help and I have the means to give it then I do it without hesitation, if I don't, I simply just say no! No is a full sentence lol!
This approach is obviously reserved for a select few but I've also found that in being your authentic self, the distance between those who only take your energy and not offer any in return is greatly widened.
From this perspective only those meant to be in your energy were placed there in the first place. And who am I to question a blessing sometimes disguised as a lesson facilitated through me to the person who is supposed to receive it!
I am also finding wisdom in Taoism but not because I studied it, but because it is so profoundly awesome how my personal path to spirituality naturally led me to so many of these principles I have come to resonate with in your writings, all from within myself!
Love Peace and High-Vibrations!
This path I walk is such an incredible sacred space! I am in love with myself|Hue-manity|Goddess of Earth and Nature| Existence itself
I'm finding wisdom in Taoism. This post sheds light on the difficulties involved with trying to love as a Christian. Loving is often as you note an invitation to be used. Jesus said we should "be harmless as doves, but wise as serpents." That balance is difficult; for it opens us up to personal danger. Remaining loving of someone who takes advantage of the relationship is a disconcerting position to take. It is an act of love to decline to to support another's neediness. To feed an addiction does immense harm to the addict, even when the addiction is to avoidance of responsibility to feed one's self. For example, a truly lazy person is the cause of his chronic "need" help. To provide that help only enables his continued laziness. I'm thinking of more than just the need for food or clothing. One can struggle with depression brought on by the inability to sustain relationships, thus being chronically lonely. To prove friendship freely might seem the loving thing to do for that person, when what is loving would be to point out what he is doing that destroys relationships and firmly advising him how to build and sustain friendships. If that person won't or can't see and correct his behavior, it is not unloving to disconnect from that person, as firmly or gently as possible.
I'm sure most of us have been there, Daimond-Michael, and it's a tough place. Thanks for this great advice.
Diamond-Michael, I want something from you! Yes! Please do this; it would be of great benefit to me: please continue not taking it personally. Thanks in advance.
I love the teaching in your writing.
Thank You! 🙏
I've always taken the approach that if someone has the courage to ask for help and I have the means to give it then I do it without hesitation, if I don't, I simply just say no! No is a full sentence lol!
This approach is obviously reserved for a select few but I've also found that in being your authentic self, the distance between those who only take your energy and not offer any in return is greatly widened.
From this perspective only those meant to be in your energy were placed there in the first place. And who am I to question a blessing sometimes disguised as a lesson facilitated through me to the person who is supposed to receive it!
I am also finding wisdom in Taoism but not because I studied it, but because it is so profoundly awesome how my personal path to spirituality naturally led me to so many of these principles I have come to resonate with in your writings, all from within myself!
Love Peace and High-Vibrations!
This path I walk is such an incredible sacred space! I am in love with myself|Hue-manity|Goddess of Earth and Nature| Existence itself
Thanks Brandon. Some amazing thoughts for me and others to ponder.
I'm finding wisdom in Taoism. This post sheds light on the difficulties involved with trying to love as a Christian. Loving is often as you note an invitation to be used. Jesus said we should "be harmless as doves, but wise as serpents." That balance is difficult; for it opens us up to personal danger. Remaining loving of someone who takes advantage of the relationship is a disconcerting position to take. It is an act of love to decline to to support another's neediness. To feed an addiction does immense harm to the addict, even when the addiction is to avoidance of responsibility to feed one's self. For example, a truly lazy person is the cause of his chronic "need" help. To provide that help only enables his continued laziness. I'm thinking of more than just the need for food or clothing. One can struggle with depression brought on by the inability to sustain relationships, thus being chronically lonely. To prove friendship freely might seem the loving thing to do for that person, when what is loving would be to point out what he is doing that destroys relationships and firmly advising him how to build and sustain friendships. If that person won't or can't see and correct his behavior, it is not unloving to disconnect from that person, as firmly or gently as possible.