Has anyone opposed you? Have you ever been confronted or accused ?
DISSECTING THE ENEMY
An enemy is a belief someone or something is against me.
Let's dissect this enemy. I am facing an "enemy" when:
- My first inclination is:
- To take control
- To run away
- To be right
- To render the enemy wrong
- I resist change
- Someone or something is holding my well-being hostage
HOW TO DISARM AN ENEMY
- REMEMBER. An enemy is a reflection of my belief that someone or something is against me. That belief is not true.
- BREATHE. Take a deep breath and return to your center. Being confronted by an enemy often feels like being caught in a storm. Taking a deep breath transports me to the eye of the storm where I can see my enemy clearly, and not feel crushed or defeated.
- SEE CLEARLY. See the enemy for what it is. An enemy is a mirror reflection. It reflects a part "in me" that is asleep or not present. If all parts of me were awake and present, I would not be intimidated or threatened. It is this "missing" piece or a sense of un-wholeness that makes me feel weak, uneasy, unprotected or overwhelmed. Not the enemy.
What part of me needs to wake up so I can face the person or situation without feeling threatened?
Zero-in on that part.
Some Common Sleepy Parts: Boundaries, Courage, Dignity, Generosity, Patience, Respect, Responsibility, Righteousness, Simplicity, Trust, Truth, and Worth.
The enemy is not the issue. The real issue, which is easier to manage, is the sleepy part that needs to awaken so I can better relate with the enemy. Wake up, sleepy part!
FOR EXAMPLE, when I reawaken RESPECT, the enemy's display of disrespect will no longer have a hold on me.
- THANK & BLESS. Silently thank and bless the enemy. Thank the enemy for being a mirror. By playing the part, I am fully awake, present and whole. Blessing has several functions:
- It dismantles my false belief the enemy is against me
- It places me in the protective custody of Love-God
- It endows the enemy with a renewed capacity to do good or be the source of good
- LOVE & RIGHTEOUSNESS. Come from Love, Do What Is Right.
When I recognize the enemy for what it represents, and when all parts of me are awake and present, I restore myself to Oneness.
I can now choose to come from Love and Power rather than from fear and strife—and do what is right.
