Why is it so Important to Meet People Where They are At?
Sometimes it's so hard to take a step back.
Watching from the outside it's easy to see the direction that someone maybe taking, yet they remain oblivious to that.
It's really important to accept people for who they are and not turn all self righteous and try to tell them how you think they should be doing things.
Life should not be about leading people by the hand!
We're living in a time when some people find it very difficult to truly think for themselves, they are so bombarded by advertising, by expert opinions on what success and happiness are and how to achieve them. This carefully crafted advice is being used to keep people in check. It's a follow on from school where we were conditioned to believe that all our learning has to come from external influences, from others who know better.
We're told to sit down, to be quiet and only speak when spoken to. We are subconsciously been taught to switch off our inner voice, our inner wisdom and become dependent on this man made hierarchy for all our needs. We are made to extinguish our intuitive selves.
Our true learning most come from ourselves. Our species cannot continue to suppress their inner voices that are crying out and making so many unhappy . we cannot continue to cover it up, to smother it by living in such a materialistic world. It's time to learn to be quiet and re teach ourselves to listen and hear that voice once again. We have so much to learn from our inner selves. There is no need to hide behind these walls of tat that we collect.
We are amazing powerful beings that hold the key to change. We need to stand together and not allow any of these imposed divisions to drive us any further apart.
It is okay to get annoyed with other people, it's okay to not agree and it's okay to let others make mistakes.
It's also good to remember to celebrate our differences,our diversity.
We need to move away from this culture of trying to control people and telling them what to do.
Whole lives, have followed that path of staying in line for far too long.
You want to help someone break away, then live by example.
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There is no need to shout and be forceful, as that's exactly how they got to where they are, in the first place.
Be present, be still and be part of the change that is happening.
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Great reminder that it's often better to be kind than to be right.
The greatest gift we have to give is ourselves. The hard part is having the courage to share it
I always try to remind myself that each person was once a babe in their mother's arms. Between schools, the media, and the government, it is no wonder people find themselves in anger and confusion.
exactly, it's hard sometimes to do that, especially when some peoples behaviors can be very challenging. But there is too much divide between us all as it is.
So you probably know that I have a wide range of ages of kids. My oldest is 19, and when he was about 5 or so, he came to me with a question. Now it's useful to know that this kid was always way beyond his years, and he still is, but he came to me at about 5, and he said, "Mommy, I know it's wrong to kill people, but wouldn't it be ok to just kill Dick Cheney?" So, this is probably 2003 or 4. I realized right then the violence of the words I had been using when talking politics in his presence, and I told him with tears in my eyes, "no, honey. It's never ok to kill anyone, even Dick Cheney. Violence is never justified."
Yes, good points. We really do need to unlearn a lot of the socially conditioned attributes to really thrive as individuals as as a species. It reminds me of the 8th permaculture principle, to integrate rather than segregate. Once again, permaculture to the rescue!
yeah it's the permaculture way of life for me x
This piece had everything I have been saying for quite some time now. Loved it a lot and completely agree with you on being more accepting. We have been taught to label certain emotions as good and certain ones as bad from a young age which is why often we have emotional issues that seem hard to tackle. If we are taught to accept our anger or envy as an emotion and let it subside by acknowledging it and not reacting but responding to it, we won't have as many issues as we have now.
I agree with you totally @sharoonyasir, it's all going back to living in this controlled state, leaving people unable to reach their full potential.
Definitely agree. I can't handle being told what to do! ha!ha! Seriously, though, it's true, we need to credit people with intelligence and let us learn how to use our brains again.
Yeah, thats the hard bit for some, being allow to learn for themselves or even believing they can. People have so little faith in their own abilities.
Be present, be still and be part of the change that is happening.
Easier said than done sometimes, but excellent advice nonetheless. Thanks for sharing
Cheers @stillgideon, I know it's always easier to say it than do it, but putting it out there is the first step.
I completely agree with this! It does very little good to try to change people by controlling them. It's the same lesson in creative writing: show, don't tell. 😃 💚 🌳
thanks @geke for stopping by, I never would have made the connection with creative writing but it makes sense.
Yess..!! Our free will is such a gift. Let us use it wisely, let us break the chains of our conditioned understanding. Great stuff! Keep writing !
thank you @bristena94 for your lovely feedback.