I consider myself a team player. But what do you do when you don't have a team?
The people I was friendly with years ago all rode horses and were volunteers in sheriff’s department mounted unit. The depended upon one another, sometimes for their very existence. Until the advent of a new regime in that department, we were like brothers and sisters who could fight among ourselves, but provide a unified front against the onslaught of others. After the new regime, we were torn apart. I’ve been looking for that same team feeling for years now.
Maybe the world has changed, but finding a team to play on isn’t easy. As we all know, true friends are hard to find, maybe impossible. As good a friend as you think you are or that you think you have, there’s that one time when no one comes when you call, when you might be told point blank that nobody cares (as I was told). My answer was to turn inward. To be my own best friend. Release the expectations of others.
To some that may sound negative, but there are healthy ways to do it. Here are my thoughts.
First, avoid
negativity. I found that when I was being beaten up by someone emotionally or
even near people that were berating others, I took on some measure of the
criticism. Barring that "saint" you know, expect all people to have their failings and be negative from time to
time. I have seen a person that prays every day, reduce a girl one third his
age to tears. I have heard a “spiritual” person, speaks ill of a woman without
walking a mile in her shoes. I found it
disturbing but, as I have said, we are all human. People are human. Bubble up. We can’t avoid everything but we can protect
ourselves. Don’t always think less of the perpetrator, they may be waging their own
battle.
Second, have
goals. Not just one but a couple for different aspects of life - a professional
goal, a spiritual goal, a personal goal, maybe even a financial goal. My goal professionally is to write a book
someday that helps people. My goal
spiritually is to become a better healer.
My personal goal is to live healthy and to someday be pain free. My
financial goal is to have enough. Once you verbalize your goals, you should find
it easier to envision and attain them.
Third, let it
go. Grudges make us dirty inside. Being the object of undeserved criticism or
angst, can well up feelings of retribution within your heart. Meditate. Pray. Keep busy. Knowing what a person is capable of, who you
should avoid or how to handle a negative person, isn’t a grudge, its empowerment. I don’t think I’m a schizophrenic or have
multiple personalities, but I have tried to develop a multifaceted personality
so that I can send out the right part of me to deal with whatever comes my way.
I can be professional, aloof, concerned.
What to do when even these tips are not working for you?
I recently
signed up to receive a daily quote from the Ester Hicks website. Perhaps you are familiar with the entity
Abraham whom she “channels” during her many appearances speaking about the Law
of Attraction. Each day I am eager to
read the newest quote. I received this
one a few weeks ago and after I read it for the fourth time, I finally realized
the meaning. Sometimes I’m a little
thick. Here it is. I put the good part
in bold:
When
you wait until momentum is well underway before you are aware that you are
moving in the direction that you don’t want to go, sometimes the momentum is
too strong and so that negative momentum just has to play itself out. But, we want you to know that nothing ever
really goes wrong: that you can’t get it wrong; and you never get it done. And
the reason that you can’t get it wrong is because it is never done. There is
always another opportunity to direct your thoughts and accomplish momentum in
the direction of things that you do want.
---Abraham Excerpted from: Phoenix, AZ on February 01, 2014
---Abraham Excerpted from: Phoenix, AZ on February 01, 2014
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