“ Spend time thinking of one way in which you can reassure others that your journey of change is of you and for you, and that it is not your intention to take hostages along for the ride.” -Gay Hendricks
How do the words above resonate with you?
Pause here for a moment and free yourself from distractions:
Take a deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... calm your mind and be present...
Reading Gay Hendricks, A year of Living Consciously... this morning inspired the leading quote. Hendricks spoke about how the term “passive-aggressive” has lost some of its power in this climate of easy access to psychological theory. We tend to use the term so casually in circles where time and depth of interaction prevent the likelihood of this label actually being accurate when used.
The author explains this way:
…passive-aggressive behavior is a standard shot at people moving toward a conscious life in direct opposition to those around them.
Question to ask yourself:
Why is your commitment to honesty, to agreement-keeping, to acceptance of yourself and others, so loaded for those around you?
...Think about that for a moment....
When you move into a conscious stance, you sometimes reflect back to significant others a less flattering portrait of their own lives.
Where you are joy and lightness, the friend living a half-life is anger and weight.
Where you are truth, the parent trapped in old, tired patterns is deception.
Where you are a lightning rod for sparks of creativity and blazing fires of warmth, the lover is a tight, uncomfortable mass of chilled repression.
We are all mirrors for each other…
On a scale of 1 to 10 how happy are you with the reflection you see?
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Let’s turn this around.
How passive-aggressive are you? Spend time reflecting on this one for yourself…
What are you willing to do?
Don’t miss your opportunity! Be intentional, encourage others to do the same and watch what happens.
You got this!
Coach Tavia
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Reference:
Hendricks, Gay; A year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and Purpose. Harper One, New York, NY 1998.
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