With Appreciative Humility.
When I hit the fast track to a new world of spiritualism earlier this year, I had a mega-case of Plato's Cave Syndrome.
Well-intended me:
"Here! Here! Look what I found! It will change your life!!"
The majority of those to receive the message:
"You are insane and you need to get help. Go away."
Well-intended but overly emotional me:
"You fools! I am trying to HELP you. If you don't listen to me, you are SCREWED."
Yeah. I thought I knew what I was saying. I was entirely too attached to the notion of justifying and defending my philosophical epiphanies. My ego took control. I felt accomplished. I felt like I was on a higher level.
I am genuinely sorry.
Last night I was given a profound reality check. I have realized that although there is much truth in my blogs over the past several months, there is also a lot of dogmatic ego.
I have some more reflecting to do and then I will write more on my feelings about this.
Well-intended me:
"Here! Here! Look what I found! It will change your life!!"
The majority of those to receive the message:
"You are insane and you need to get help. Go away."
Well-intended but overly emotional me:
"You fools! I am trying to HELP you. If you don't listen to me, you are SCREWED."
Yeah. I thought I knew what I was saying. I was entirely too attached to the notion of justifying and defending my philosophical epiphanies. My ego took control. I felt accomplished. I felt like I was on a higher level.
I am genuinely sorry.
Last night I was given a profound reality check. I have realized that although there is much truth in my blogs over the past several months, there is also a lot of dogmatic ego.
I have some more reflecting to do and then I will write more on my feelings about this.