Amen. Regarding the shrews welcoming the sheep back into the fold, acceptance of what they have done to themselves and society is one thing (COVID is most recent context), forgiveness is a level up. However, bringing them back into the fold requires the sheep to do something - own it; otherwise, they'll do it again. These sheep seeking amnesty are very dangerous to themselves and others; the true definition of stupid. But those genuinely seeking forgiveness deserve it. Alas, I have not experienced one example yet of the latter.
“They” can try all they like to nudge, suggest, brainwash, coerce, demand, mandate and bludgeon us into believing everything is fine -but it won’t work for ALL of us. And it’s becoming more apparent by the day that “they” don’t like that many of us are not cooperating. I can’t buy into what “they” are pushing as reality. The compliance “they” demand is for the weak in mind and spirit. I cannot bring myself to give in.
You might call disavowal of the shadow side "toxic positivity." Think new age, yoga, and all forms of cults. It is impossible to fully appreciate the positive without acknowledging the negative. Only naive fools fail to see this.
This is absolute truth. I do understand that an unfailing faith in God and love would allow someone to not be overcome with fear when facing the evil present around us and be more equipped to "deal" (fight, confront, whatever the word may be).
It seems to be very popular now for people to believe that if they don't even SEE the evil, that they can "create" a reality without it...but if they have to identify the evil in order to avoid it and not see it, then they have already created its presence. And if we have created evil's presence, we must work to un-create it.
I know the reasoning behind these statements are a bit woo woo. But in my mind true nonetheless.
People always knock being “black pilled”. Being “black pilled” is called Truth / Reality. Accepting reality is a step toward true freedom. It’s liberating!
Great writing again Todd. It's almost as if people are afraid to look at the issue. Avoiding it by saying "life is beautiful even with the scars" is far easier than dissecting what the hell is going on. Since the whole covid debacle hit and I meet someone and they are not a shrew, I actually can't believe how out of the loop they are. Maybe that is a judgment but it baffles me how you can still think we live in a democratic country, for example. Just ask those who had their bank accounts seized/held for donating a few bucks to the truckers. It isn't that we want to point out the darkness but how can they not see it for themselves?
How do they not see the truth? Because they've made it invisible to themselves.
Everyone in their orbit must agree with them... or be excluded. Every sentence they read must come from approved sources. If you try to provide these authority-trusters with new info, they'll ask for your source, Google your source, and quickly report to you that your source is unreliable. (Therefore avoiding the potential squirm of having to read something that contradicts their worldview.)
If somehow a tidbit of truth makes it past their vast mental security systems, it's mentally eliminated in a millisecond by conjuring up the New Magic Word: disinformation!
This is how millions of people operate in a delusional existence, blind and deaf to what is right in front of them.
The "positive thinking" movement is not understood by so many. It does not mean that we ignore the darkness, but only to see through it, to know the only reality is God, and that darkness is man-made through fear and ignorance.
Once we learn to do that, the manifest darkness will disappear. Death, suffering, and destruction can only occur in the material world. Spirit is immune. Yes, we can learn to not dwell on the darkness and evil, we can learn to avoid being victimized by it, but that is not ignoring it.
Just to point out I have always been someone who thinks positive; however, I never sugarcoat the reality I see before me. As much as I wish we could manifest the darkness and evil out, I don't believe that is possible. Dark and light are always there, to remind us of choices we can make.
I think people too have to realize that manifestation into the material is a painfully slow process. Even if we put forth a very powerful "thought" its manifestation takes a long time compared to how quickly the thought itself came about. Of course there are metaphysicians who dispute this idea, and if you really pick it apart, NOTHING takes time as time itself is a human construct. Let's just say what "appears" to us, through our material senses, SEEMS to take a long time!
So when we do the "work" to work against evil, we ARE manifesting evil "out"...and yes, it will appear to ALWAYS be with us (or for quite some time to come) because it will take a very long time to purify the material world...as if that is even possible, or desirable! If we ever reach a point where there is no more evil and no more suffering in the material world, there really will be no reason to even have it anymore. We are a long way from eliminating fear...but death, syntropy, the movement from yin to yang will always take place in materiality...or there is no point in it at all.
more than giving a ❤️ I would like to say how much I enjoyed this post especially 'If you think about them or point them out to others you are looking for darkness and ruining everyone else’s fun" and "And to top all of this malarky off, we have a general, new-agey, propensity to ignore the dark side and see only the light. “Positive thinking,” they say. And if, God forbid, you are one of those people (like me, apparently) who is “always looking for shit” then you, and everyone around you, are doomed to wallow in it. In fact, not only will it fill your life, but you will be responsible for ruining the world for everyone else as well. That is how metaphysics works, right? We create our own reality, but some of us, the dark ones among us, create everyone else’s reality as well. That sucks." This deserves a whole weeeend of debating around the Hearth! I get you!
Amen. Regarding the shrews welcoming the sheep back into the fold, acceptance of what they have done to themselves and society is one thing (COVID is most recent context), forgiveness is a level up. However, bringing them back into the fold requires the sheep to do something - own it; otherwise, they'll do it again. These sheep seeking amnesty are very dangerous to themselves and others; the true definition of stupid. But those genuinely seeking forgiveness deserve it. Alas, I have not experienced one example yet of the latter.
Neither have I...and yes, you are absolutely right.
“They” can try all they like to nudge, suggest, brainwash, coerce, demand, mandate and bludgeon us into believing everything is fine -but it won’t work for ALL of us. And it’s becoming more apparent by the day that “they” don’t like that many of us are not cooperating. I can’t buy into what “they” are pushing as reality. The compliance “they” demand is for the weak in mind and spirit. I cannot bring myself to give in.
Good! Stay strong, and set the example for the rest of us.
You might call disavowal of the shadow side "toxic positivity." Think new age, yoga, and all forms of cults. It is impossible to fully appreciate the positive without acknowledging the negative. Only naive fools fail to see this.
This is absolute truth. I do understand that an unfailing faith in God and love would allow someone to not be overcome with fear when facing the evil present around us and be more equipped to "deal" (fight, confront, whatever the word may be).
It seems to be very popular now for people to believe that if they don't even SEE the evil, that they can "create" a reality without it...but if they have to identify the evil in order to avoid it and not see it, then they have already created its presence. And if we have created evil's presence, we must work to un-create it.
I know the reasoning behind these statements are a bit woo woo. But in my mind true nonetheless.
People always knock being “black pilled”. Being “black pilled” is called Truth / Reality. Accepting reality is a step toward true freedom. It’s liberating!
Thank you Todd! You “get it”.🕊️
Exactly.
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Great writing again Todd. It's almost as if people are afraid to look at the issue. Avoiding it by saying "life is beautiful even with the scars" is far easier than dissecting what the hell is going on. Since the whole covid debacle hit and I meet someone and they are not a shrew, I actually can't believe how out of the loop they are. Maybe that is a judgment but it baffles me how you can still think we live in a democratic country, for example. Just ask those who had their bank accounts seized/held for donating a few bucks to the truckers. It isn't that we want to point out the darkness but how can they not see it for themselves?
How do they not see the truth? Because they've made it invisible to themselves.
Everyone in their orbit must agree with them... or be excluded. Every sentence they read must come from approved sources. If you try to provide these authority-trusters with new info, they'll ask for your source, Google your source, and quickly report to you that your source is unreliable. (Therefore avoiding the potential squirm of having to read something that contradicts their worldview.)
If somehow a tidbit of truth makes it past their vast mental security systems, it's mentally eliminated in a millisecond by conjuring up the New Magic Word: disinformation!
This is how millions of people operate in a delusional existence, blind and deaf to what is right in front of them.
Well said!!
The "positive thinking" movement is not understood by so many. It does not mean that we ignore the darkness, but only to see through it, to know the only reality is God, and that darkness is man-made through fear and ignorance.
Once we learn to do that, the manifest darkness will disappear. Death, suffering, and destruction can only occur in the material world. Spirit is immune. Yes, we can learn to not dwell on the darkness and evil, we can learn to avoid being victimized by it, but that is not ignoring it.
Just to point out I have always been someone who thinks positive; however, I never sugarcoat the reality I see before me. As much as I wish we could manifest the darkness and evil out, I don't believe that is possible. Dark and light are always there, to remind us of choices we can make.
I think people too have to realize that manifestation into the material is a painfully slow process. Even if we put forth a very powerful "thought" its manifestation takes a long time compared to how quickly the thought itself came about. Of course there are metaphysicians who dispute this idea, and if you really pick it apart, NOTHING takes time as time itself is a human construct. Let's just say what "appears" to us, through our material senses, SEEMS to take a long time!
So when we do the "work" to work against evil, we ARE manifesting evil "out"...and yes, it will appear to ALWAYS be with us (or for quite some time to come) because it will take a very long time to purify the material world...as if that is even possible, or desirable! If we ever reach a point where there is no more evil and no more suffering in the material world, there really will be no reason to even have it anymore. We are a long way from eliminating fear...but death, syntropy, the movement from yin to yang will always take place in materiality...or there is no point in it at all.
Yep.
more than giving a ❤️ I would like to say how much I enjoyed this post especially 'If you think about them or point them out to others you are looking for darkness and ruining everyone else’s fun" and "And to top all of this malarky off, we have a general, new-agey, propensity to ignore the dark side and see only the light. “Positive thinking,” they say. And if, God forbid, you are one of those people (like me, apparently) who is “always looking for shit” then you, and everyone around you, are doomed to wallow in it. In fact, not only will it fill your life, but you will be responsible for ruining the world for everyone else as well. That is how metaphysics works, right? We create our own reality, but some of us, the dark ones among us, create everyone else’s reality as well. That sucks." This deserves a whole weeeend of debating around the Hearth! I get you!
Thank you so much!!