Being able to deal with the bad along with the good is something that is necessary for us to live a productive life. However, we sometimes push the bad out of sight so that it is out of mind.
Pushing negative aspects of life out of sight and out of mind does not make the negative disappear, it just means that it becomes dormant and we will eventually face something that has grown powerful from being unchecked for so long.
Face the negative with the same effort, if not more, as you face the positive. Always remember that there are two sides to every coin, and just because only see one side doesn't mean that the other side doesn't exist.
Make the most of the good and bad in life,
SG
"Beware of the fury of the patient man."
-- John Dryden
Our minds perceive and give relative value - positive and negative - to the different sides of a duality. We usually shun the negative.
It’s important to know that you cannot eliminate the negative by focusing exclusively on the positive. Energetically, both opposites must remain in balance. Increase one and its opposite will also increase. Try to be only positive and the negative within you will raise its ugly head.
We work with dualities by remembering that each is part of the whole. We must acknowledge and accept all aspects of life, because they all exist within us. And so, if we seek to be honest, we do so by acknowledging our potential to be dishonest. We can also bring in love and compassion when we catch ourselves acting out the negative.
Power arises out of integrating the positive and negatives within us. From the tension that exists between the two, we develop awareness and become more conscious and compassionate.
"Any fool can run towards the light. It takes a master with courage to turn and face the darkness and shine his own light there."
-- Leslie Fieger - author of the Delfin Knowledge System
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Posted By: Emmanuel Brown
Wednesday, October 8th 2008 at 9:12PM
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