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| Warrior Work Week 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Character Traits In the upcoming weeks we are going to examine negative or destructive character traits. If our G.oal is to truly understand ourselves and others then we need to examine positive and negative character traits to "see" what moves us and what we move out of i.e. e-motion & e-motive and with that awareness we can become more clear, more conscious and mindful of what we are choosing and intending to create with our actions and words. If you find you don't like who you are or what you are creating, then recreate yourself into who and what you want to be. JEALOUS/JEALOUSY Jealous: 1. Envious, bitter or unhappy over another's advantages, possessions, or luck 2. Possessive of something or someone 3. Watchful and suspicious of anything or anyone that threatens loss of power or control over someone or something 4. Demanding loyalty by threat of force or mental, emotional coercion Do the above words paint a picture of a happy, self confident, loving human being? And if to love is to serve, empower and nurture, where does jealousy fit into a loving, upward evolving relationship? The word jealous comes from the French word "gelos", the Latin "zelosis" and originally from the Greek "zelos" meaning competitive rivalry. The word zealous arises out of this word also. Zealous people are very energetic and have strong goals whether they are constructive or destructive, and jealous energy can appear flattering in one instant and dangerous in the next based on one's own goals or position. Interestingly, competitive rivalry can bring out the best and the worst in people. In times of competition in the job market, the dating and social world, even in the halls of church and state, our actions, responses and reactions shed light on who we and those around us are at our core. Through our socialization process. Both men and women have been trained to groom themselves to be "a good catch". We encourage "competitive rivalry" for the attention of allies and associates but we don't focus enough on what kind of human being we want to be, what kind of human being we want to evolve into and what we want to create with our time here in ourselves, our relationships, our jobs or our service to humankind. More and more we are becoming conscious of the rivalry between form and spirit. How do we bridge the paradox of being in the world but not of the world? The key is going to the root of ourselves and our character and purifying our INTENT, PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIORS! (3 arts of the warrior) The real ROOT of jealousy is the FOCUS on what we HAVE instead of who we ARE. Too often we get our sense of self esteem from what we have, who we have, what we drive, where we live, what we wear, what we control, who we control instead of what we do with our energy through our actions and words. If you want to study this concept on a much deeper level, Eric Fromm wrote a great book called, "To Have or To Be". But since I am giving you thoughts for food to feed your soul, the next time you feel "jealous", take a mental or physical step back and look at the intent you are moving from. Do you want to move from an intent of power and possessiveness? Do you want to use/waste your energy trying to control and manipulate people and things to boost you ego and self importance? When you move from love and light, then you can move enthusiastically(moving in or with the fire of God) in relationship with others who have goals of evolving and growing together, who have no need of possessing or controlling one another. You can then love and enjoy people and enjoy and use things instead of loving things, never being able to truly enjoy them for fear of loss and using the people around you who will one day all go away. And after you lose everything you have, you will still be alone with who you are. Loving people are never alone because love connects us to the very fabric of he universe. Ask Mother Teresa. "Be in the world, not of the world." "Love people and use things instead of loving things and using people." By Peter Hill, Copyright 2004 www.getittogether.net Week 28>> |