DS: Christina, while many of our patterns regarding our relationships with others have a positive contribution and ascend us to higher levels of consciousness, there are some others that make us suffer and deplete our energy. I am referring to certain negative emotions and when we have a hard time accepting responsibility for our negative decisions triggered by an external stimulus. For instance, in some cases, when I get angry I may try to forcefully change others, so they can fit my expectations.

CR: Dimitri, to truly support people in their own growth, transformation, grief, etc., we can’t do it by taking their power away (ie. trying to fix their problems), shaming them (ie. implying that they should know more than they do) or overwhelming them (i.e.. giving them more information than they’re ready for).

We must be prepared to step to the side so that they can make their own choices, offer them unconditional love and support, give gentle guidance when it’s needed, and make them feel safe even when they make mistakes.

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“Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid… Self-importance is man’s greatest enemy.” -Carlos Castaneda.

Once, there was a farmer who had an amazing Goose. Each day he would visit her nest and the Goose would lay a beautiful, golden egg.

The farmer would take the egg to market and soon afterwards he began to get rich. However, after a while he became greedy and felt that he was not getting rich fast enough.

One day, he came with an idea that he could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the Goose. After he finished the deed, he realized that not a single egg came out. He was devastated and realized that he had killed the golden goose that was giving him the golden eggs.

CONSIDERATION

1. How aware are you of the result of your actions?
2. Do you evaluate the choices of your decisions by weighting their costs and benefits?
3. Are you satisfied and grateful for what you have?

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Only a person who has passed through the gates of Humility can ascend to the heights of Spirit.  -Rudolf Steiner

Humility is a refusal of excessiveness. Humility allows me to see myself honestly and objectively without any comparison to others. While also being able to cultivate a deep and satisfactory feeling within.  I am telling the world that I am not better and greater than any other.

Humility is what frees us from the need of self-importance and denotes the strength of our character. Humility is expressed as modesty and harmony towards life. An understanding that there is something higher than us making us powerful beyond any measure.

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Is there anything I need to fear in this moment?
Am I safe in this very moment?
What will happen to me if I simply love the fear?
Can I let the story of this fear unfold and can I stay with the fear long enough to allow myself to unfold into it?

Fear is one of the biggest obstacles in life. There are many types of fear that we face in our day to day. It’s an incredibly powerful force that acts against us in everything we do, preventing us from truly experiencing life and our Divine destiny. And make no mistake, there is no human that is unencumbered by fear. Those who are courageous have simply learned to manage their fear better than others.

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Controlling anger is not an easy thing to do.  For most people it takes years of counseling, therapy and meditation to master their emotions, and even then there are some that never quite overcome it.  For those that do, they must first accept the fact that the forces that drive anger do not exist externally, but they come from within.  Once they come to terms with this reality, it’s simply a matter of identifying which emotion and belief that is at the root, and reprogramming the mind to be able to effectively control these feelings of fear and anger.  Here are 5 steps to do just that.

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“The heart is actually the inner organ of perception, by means of which the head perceives everything that takes place in the body. The heart is the center of the Universe.”
– Rudolf Steiner

What is it that makes our life magical? Just like dancing or going out on a true adventure?

Often enough, I wonder, as to what makes one’s mind to love life much and another one to withdraw?

One body to dance with the Universe, while the other allows the clock to run out?

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CARING FOR OUR LIFE requires that we become sensitive to any parts that are rough and begin to polish patterns that are rigid. Kindness is our loving Spirit in action, and if we are to be kind to the outside world, we must first be kind to our self and transform our fixed and inflexible ways.

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I would like to share some of my thoughts towards the topic of Emotional Intelligence and this will be part one of the series…

IT AMAZES ME as to how we as a species have collected incredible amounts of data, and studied and learned so much about our Earth, planets, and the Universe. And although we have spent hundreds of years understanding all kinds of natural phenomenon, we have not been able to fully understand the workings of our own mind and eliminate our own negative habitual patterns in order to bring total happiness and joy into our lives.

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THE MIND IS THE MAP defines Emotional Intelligence as living Mindfully from the heart.
WE OBSERVE AND IDENTIFY our emotions and thoughts and recognize our patterns.
WE USE OUR discernment and wisdom to generate more choices.
WE TURN possibilities and opportunities to personal realities.

OBSERVING our emotions is as important as observing our thoughts. WE CAN FREE ourselves from the pain of negative emotions by no longer identifying who we are or think we are from the mind or the Ego. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE is feeling, knowing, and understanding our emotions and making choices. IT IS WHAT MAKES US TICK. CULTIVATING Emotional Intelligence is one of the most powerful ways to transform our life, become consciously aware of our beliefs, and feelings about our self.