Today's post explores a few more facets of the subject, based on my friendships with people who certainly seem to be well on their way to enlightenment.
Photo (c) iStockphoto.com/Andrea Haase
I love this photo of the Yin/Yang symbol. We're all familiar with it. Enlightened folks live it as much as they can. They know this symbol of balance applies to everything. Here are a few examples:
Balance of...
Balance of...
- an individual's male (yang) and female (yin) energies
- action (yang) and inaction (yin)
- light (yang) and darkness (yin)
- helping others (yang) and stepping back and allowing (yin) them to learn by doing
- strength (yang) and and self-restraint (yin)
- the energy in a space (Feng Shui)
- chemicals in the body
- the foods we eat
If you would like a challenge, observe and aid in the balancing of these energies, and see if you can think of more examples for the list. Then click on "comments" below so we can work on this as a community. Please let us know the results of your challenge.
photo (c) iStockphoto.com/Brian Jackson
An enlightened person is simply amazing when helping others. Just imagine for a few moments that you are the person being helped, one-on-one. The first thing you might notice is her soothing positive energy and the great effect it has on you.
She will give you 100% of her attention...that is so rare these days! She's not in a hurry, and she knows how to listen. As you speak with her, you'll soon realize that she sees your potential, and she's talking to you from that perspective.
This person frames suggestions in the most constructive way possible. She's very open-minded, and you can see her love for humanity in her eyes. She thrives rather than strives, and can help you do the same. She is openly grateful for the opportunity to assist you. Not only does she enjoy it, but she sees a tipping point at which positive energy can do even more good in this world. And you, if you wish, are being recruited into the gentlest group of people you may ever know!
If there is any sort of boot camp at all, you were probably already there when you arrived, which could be why you're there in the first place! It's that "dark night of the soul" boot camp, and you have come to the right person to assist you. She can't get you out on her own, but she can point the way back to the light, if you're willing to take the many trusting steps that are required...not by her, but by your own psyche.....
I see my friends who are like this as Earth Angels. Sometimes I ask them to turn around, so I can check for wings or a few stray feathers sticking out! :-)
With gratitude,
Susan
She will give you 100% of her attention...that is so rare these days! She's not in a hurry, and she knows how to listen. As you speak with her, you'll soon realize that she sees your potential, and she's talking to you from that perspective.
This person frames suggestions in the most constructive way possible. She's very open-minded, and you can see her love for humanity in her eyes. She thrives rather than strives, and can help you do the same. She is openly grateful for the opportunity to assist you. Not only does she enjoy it, but she sees a tipping point at which positive energy can do even more good in this world. And you, if you wish, are being recruited into the gentlest group of people you may ever know!
If there is any sort of boot camp at all, you were probably already there when you arrived, which could be why you're there in the first place! It's that "dark night of the soul" boot camp, and you have come to the right person to assist you. She can't get you out on her own, but she can point the way back to the light, if you're willing to take the many trusting steps that are required...not by her, but by your own psyche.....
I see my friends who are like this as Earth Angels. Sometimes I ask them to turn around, so I can check for wings or a few stray feathers sticking out! :-)
With gratitude,
Susan
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P.S. Remember to fill us all in about the challenge above and about being in the company of these Earth Angels. I know that many of you reading this are Earth Angels yourselves...be careful about those stray feathers! :-)
P.P.S. Here's another post from the top ten most popular on creative4life. You can find it in the archives under 2/22/12:
"Stewardship, Self-Care, and...Multi-Tasking?"
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