As seen through our filters
I sometimes get pissed off by the behavior of other people, usually someone I don't know. But not always a stranger, people I know, love very much, care for in many ways, family, friends.
It can be another driver out there on the big highway of life. Distracted, in a crazy hurry,
not really off their cells at all, only now with it sticking out of their ear, or a line to the phone on the seat. Talking away. Driving too fast, distracted, not the way I think they should be.
If I am a crabby mood and having to drive in heavy traffic, I have to remind myself of that
factor, if I am not liking it, and I am only the occasional not in a rush doing errands type of driver, then how about those who are pressed for time?
Jobs can be stressful, needing time to get the banking, lunch, getting between clients
etc. will put people under a lot of duress. Life is a rush anymore, most people just don't really give a serious thought to how, why and who, they may impact in the need to do what they think must be done.
My filters can be on, if I take them off, then I can see, really see people. Their energy
fields will tell so much about them. Doesn't matter what their physical appearance is .
I think I must have started the filtering behavior as a young girl. I often nowadays wonder if others with similiar abilities do the same.
I recently read Michael Bodine's book,' Growing up Psychic'. He relates his experiences in trying to block out the things he was seeing by drinking, drugs, and it started at a very early
age. Finally, his family got him into rehab, also in his late teens, and though he was not happy
going back to seeing and experiencing the things normal people don't, in time he came to
terms with it.
I think that most humans on this planet, depending on cultural, familial, and intimate
social influences develop very imposing filters at an early age.
And how do we know we are doing it? Well, all I can say if you allow your own personal
prejudices or emotional state free rein right from the start of any observance, interaction,
argument, etc. then you are using filters.
Hey, we all do it. But what do we really know about the situation or other person?
The flip side of this is allowing yourself to be tough on yourself. Beat back the urge to
make a judgement.
Ask yourself, what does it matter to me to really see the whole picture. Do I care?
Now here I go again with homework. Try to for a moment see yourself in this other person, or
the situation. How would you act? Why would you act like the other person. Keep going over this scenario untill you have an ahah moment.
That ahah moment will put you into an awareness of a lesson learned, something
opened up. Let it sit in your Heart Chakra for a few moments, then see it burning off in your High Heart or Thymus gland, just above the Heart.
As I said, this will take a while, and a lot of working it around inside your head.
Walking a mile in someone elses shoes, often can lead to learning to remove your filters if
necessary, no matter how painful.
Now I am not asking you to do this with really bad people, like serial killers, child
molesters or the like. Their behavior is so dark, and not to be taken at all in a uprotected
manner. The repulsion you feel by the deeds they do is your lesson. The wrongness of
violating, taking anothers life, all without mercy or consent is the territory of the Dark, and some of the people on this planet are from there. Not kidding.
Removing filters allows you to also be objective about your relationship with others in a manner that gives you a way to be discerning as to how the other person effects you.
We put filters on our own behavior that makes us feel good about be a helpful friend, but if it turns into a relationshiop with this ongoing energetic drain because we think we can help, whoa, stop and think, hard.
Taking a hard look on the mythology we spin for ourselves and how it puts this spin on
the interactions we have with others, friends, loved one, and whether it is healthy or not for me and them is also homework.
I have gotten myself into situations more than I should have by not saying NO!
When I should have listened to my inner voice telling me that it was not a good thing for me, and I am tired, anxious, upset and angry over how it has progressed, until typical me, I fade away from that person, not wanting to hurt feelings. When my heart has cried pretty hard, but
I didn't want to hurt them. Or make a scene because I was in a postition I put myself into and angry at them over it.
Like I said, homework is hard, looking at yourself, and all your emotional filters is the hardest. I think we put up the worst ones for ourselves to look through to avoid really looking at ourselves. I have done it, so have you.
Causing yourself pain and energy drain is not going to get you any brownie points. Acting
out in mindless cruelty is not either.
So discernment and awareness of how you are viewing something, how you are kidding yourself into moving into a postition of thinking you can help someone, and forgetting you should not be doing homework for them is upmost. I am not saying not to put hand out when someone can't feed their family, or put a roof over their heads, when there is real need.
But there is a line you cannot cross. Because people need to come to some conclusions themselves.
There is a good give and take kind of way to enjoy people, and there can be a very tough, painful way to interact. I would like to have relationships where there is laughter, smiling, sharing and productive conversations, but no dominance, dependency, selfish thoughtless
head games, put downs, or energetic draining. Life and all it holds should be beautiful. Living without expectation and letting the Universe set the stage alwasy seems to work out, even if it sems kind of wierd at times.
Compassion should be involved at all times, but that does not mean you solving all woes when the other person should do this for themselves.
Calming yourself down, and surrounding yourself with a shield of energy when in a tense
traffic situation, being alert and aware, but relaxed and mindful that all the other people out there are doing the dreaded homework, and you should let them, while watching out for yourself, that takes some doing, but is the easiest way to get through this rough spot on humanity's road right now. It will be critical in a few more months.
It can be another driver out there on the big highway of life. Distracted, in a crazy hurry,
not really off their cells at all, only now with it sticking out of their ear, or a line to the phone on the seat. Talking away. Driving too fast, distracted, not the way I think they should be.
If I am a crabby mood and having to drive in heavy traffic, I have to remind myself of that
factor, if I am not liking it, and I am only the occasional not in a rush doing errands type of driver, then how about those who are pressed for time?
Jobs can be stressful, needing time to get the banking, lunch, getting between clients
etc. will put people under a lot of duress. Life is a rush anymore, most people just don't really give a serious thought to how, why and who, they may impact in the need to do what they think must be done.
My filters can be on, if I take them off, then I can see, really see people. Their energy
fields will tell so much about them. Doesn't matter what their physical appearance is .
I think I must have started the filtering behavior as a young girl. I often nowadays wonder if others with similiar abilities do the same.
I recently read Michael Bodine's book,' Growing up Psychic'. He relates his experiences in trying to block out the things he was seeing by drinking, drugs, and it started at a very early
age. Finally, his family got him into rehab, also in his late teens, and though he was not happy
going back to seeing and experiencing the things normal people don't, in time he came to
terms with it.
I think that most humans on this planet, depending on cultural, familial, and intimate
social influences develop very imposing filters at an early age.
And how do we know we are doing it? Well, all I can say if you allow your own personal
prejudices or emotional state free rein right from the start of any observance, interaction,
argument, etc. then you are using filters.
Hey, we all do it. But what do we really know about the situation or other person?
The flip side of this is allowing yourself to be tough on yourself. Beat back the urge to
make a judgement.
Ask yourself, what does it matter to me to really see the whole picture. Do I care?
Now here I go again with homework. Try to for a moment see yourself in this other person, or
the situation. How would you act? Why would you act like the other person. Keep going over this scenario untill you have an ahah moment.
That ahah moment will put you into an awareness of a lesson learned, something
opened up. Let it sit in your Heart Chakra for a few moments, then see it burning off in your High Heart or Thymus gland, just above the Heart.
As I said, this will take a while, and a lot of working it around inside your head.
Walking a mile in someone elses shoes, often can lead to learning to remove your filters if
necessary, no matter how painful.
Now I am not asking you to do this with really bad people, like serial killers, child
molesters or the like. Their behavior is so dark, and not to be taken at all in a uprotected
manner. The repulsion you feel by the deeds they do is your lesson. The wrongness of
violating, taking anothers life, all without mercy or consent is the territory of the Dark, and some of the people on this planet are from there. Not kidding.
Removing filters allows you to also be objective about your relationship with others in a manner that gives you a way to be discerning as to how the other person effects you.
We put filters on our own behavior that makes us feel good about be a helpful friend, but if it turns into a relationshiop with this ongoing energetic drain because we think we can help, whoa, stop and think, hard.
Taking a hard look on the mythology we spin for ourselves and how it puts this spin on
the interactions we have with others, friends, loved one, and whether it is healthy or not for me and them is also homework.
I have gotten myself into situations more than I should have by not saying NO!
When I should have listened to my inner voice telling me that it was not a good thing for me, and I am tired, anxious, upset and angry over how it has progressed, until typical me, I fade away from that person, not wanting to hurt feelings. When my heart has cried pretty hard, but
I didn't want to hurt them. Or make a scene because I was in a postition I put myself into and angry at them over it.
Like I said, homework is hard, looking at yourself, and all your emotional filters is the hardest. I think we put up the worst ones for ourselves to look through to avoid really looking at ourselves. I have done it, so have you.
Causing yourself pain and energy drain is not going to get you any brownie points. Acting
out in mindless cruelty is not either.
So discernment and awareness of how you are viewing something, how you are kidding yourself into moving into a postition of thinking you can help someone, and forgetting you should not be doing homework for them is upmost. I am not saying not to put hand out when someone can't feed their family, or put a roof over their heads, when there is real need.
But there is a line you cannot cross. Because people need to come to some conclusions themselves.
There is a good give and take kind of way to enjoy people, and there can be a very tough, painful way to interact. I would like to have relationships where there is laughter, smiling, sharing and productive conversations, but no dominance, dependency, selfish thoughtless
head games, put downs, or energetic draining. Life and all it holds should be beautiful. Living without expectation and letting the Universe set the stage alwasy seems to work out, even if it sems kind of wierd at times.
Compassion should be involved at all times, but that does not mean you solving all woes when the other person should do this for themselves.
Calming yourself down, and surrounding yourself with a shield of energy when in a tense
traffic situation, being alert and aware, but relaxed and mindful that all the other people out there are doing the dreaded homework, and you should let them, while watching out for yourself, that takes some doing, but is the easiest way to get through this rough spot on humanity's road right now. It will be critical in a few more months.
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