Practicing Compassion When I Just Wanted To Smash Them!
I have a very interesting story which I think is worthy of sharing with my fellow Warriors.
On Monday of this week I received correspondence regarding an investment my hubby and I had made with a Financial Advisor. We hear about these kinds of things now and then but never thought it would happen to us ... We practice due diligence in all our affairs, our advisor had been in the business for a good number of years and had a fairly good reputation.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, every single dollar invested in this particular investment system was re-invested into another company which has collapsed, and like a row of dominoes, so too has the company we invested in...
There is much commotion going on with solicitors, the ombudsman and all the creditors. At the receipt of this information I was stunned, shocked and then really REALLY angry. We discovered the cause of the issue lay with two individuals, one of whom has now (apparently) been incarcerated for fraud.
The anger consumed me for an entire day, boy I was cranky! We carried on as usual with our daily routine and at the gym I found myself smashing it out thinking "How can I channel this anger, I hate feeling so angry, it's toxic. If I can't direct this energy properly, it's going to make me sick."
When the thought came to me... "Just bless them. Bless them because they are so far behind in their spiritual evolution, that when the day comes when they are lying there on their death bed, reviewing their lives and how their actions have impacted positively and negatively on those around them, they're going to need all the help they can get."
What happened next just blew my mind, the intense anger I had - when I just wanted to smash the two individuals involved, just dissipated, literally within a moment. Gone!
Sure we have potentially lost a considerable amount of money, but it doesn't change who we are, we still have many blessings in our lives. I have returned to my normal happy self rather than wasting my energy in the horrible mindset of anger.
I wanted to share this technique so maybe it can help someone else in times of extreme anger. Sometimes things do go horribly wrong but no one can make you feel anything without your permission - it's just about finding the right technique to help transmute negativity.
Kind regards,
D.
On Monday of this week I received correspondence regarding an investment my hubby and I had made with a Financial Advisor. We hear about these kinds of things now and then but never thought it would happen to us ... We practice due diligence in all our affairs, our advisor had been in the business for a good number of years and had a fairly good reputation.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, every single dollar invested in this particular investment system was re-invested into another company which has collapsed, and like a row of dominoes, so too has the company we invested in...
There is much commotion going on with solicitors, the ombudsman and all the creditors. At the receipt of this information I was stunned, shocked and then really REALLY angry. We discovered the cause of the issue lay with two individuals, one of whom has now (apparently) been incarcerated for fraud.
The anger consumed me for an entire day, boy I was cranky! We carried on as usual with our daily routine and at the gym I found myself smashing it out thinking "How can I channel this anger, I hate feeling so angry, it's toxic. If I can't direct this energy properly, it's going to make me sick."
When the thought came to me... "Just bless them. Bless them because they are so far behind in their spiritual evolution, that when the day comes when they are lying there on their death bed, reviewing their lives and how their actions have impacted positively and negatively on those around them, they're going to need all the help they can get."
What happened next just blew my mind, the intense anger I had - when I just wanted to smash the two individuals involved, just dissipated, literally within a moment. Gone!
Sure we have potentially lost a considerable amount of money, but it doesn't change who we are, we still have many blessings in our lives. I have returned to my normal happy self rather than wasting my energy in the horrible mindset of anger.
I wanted to share this technique so maybe it can help someone else in times of extreme anger. Sometimes things do go horribly wrong but no one can make you feel anything without your permission - it's just about finding the right technique to help transmute negativity.
Kind regards,
D.
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