Comments on: Inner Authority

By: htl

htl — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:05:50 +0000

I allow myself to help but I must not leave my “home ground”. In other words, I can only support but not helping. Helping puts me off tangent, away from my footing, my home ground. When I shift myself away from my base, I am already over-extending myself, even though it may just be a little shift. Nothing wrong with that, but it has its own consequences, its own pain. As when I move out from my footing, I have no other choice but to bring my footing onto other’s home ground, thus shifting them away too from their tangent. If they buy into my help, they are under-extending themselves. When I over-extend myself, I am also selling myself short – thus under-extending myself in the process. Strange but so true.

My home ground is my center, my groundness, my authority – my balance. When I am not balance, I am off tangent thus “hurting” myself at that moment. Thus, I can help, but not shifting my base – support will be a better word :)

By: Alina Grace

Alina Grace — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:22:34 +0000

Glutton for punishment. Hahahahha…very well put. I guess it is human nature for many of us to be a sucker for punishment, eh?

What caught my attention was the fact that there are limits to how much we can help others. Encouragement is key; and not judgement passed onto others. Many a times we fail to do that and will be disappointed if others do not conform to our ideas or opinions. It is alright to disagree. No one knows us better than ourselves.

By: GG

GG — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:42:16 +0000

Again and again, we are being put to the test of inner authority. We think we have passed the test, and then another comes along to show us that there is yet more to come.

To have inner authority, is to be true to myself – even if it means having to express what I do not agree with someone that I love, adore and respect. And yet, in that expression, there is no demeaning of another’s truth to their own; except respect and an encouragement of their very own inner authority.

Many a times, we forget that when we have inner authority, it shows by example to others and allow others the freedom to do the same. As if, a subtle blessing has been given to others too, to be true to themselves.

Thank you for the reminder and the sharing of your experience in the entry that followsuit this. Your authenticity have given blessings to many. :)