HOW TO SURVIVE IN AN
AFFLICTED WORLD – part 1
or
How to Cause your
enemies the maximum difficulty
There is one sure
way to maintain your focus and to cause consternation among your
foes. That way is to not let them ruffle your feathers.
For you see, that is
part of their plan. They want to keep you in a perpetual state of
upset, and they derive 'great' satisfaction from seeing you
disturbed.
One Republican
stated he was drinking 'the cup of tears' of the liberals and
progressives with 'great' relish.
When you really
understand their game plan is to distract you and try to force you to
be reactive to all the false flags they throw up, you can avoid
falling into their snare. It is a cynical and calculated game they
are playing because they are stuck in a sick narrative. They are
playing a mean game and a mean- spirited one. They just want to
wear you out. Don't let them do that.
The more upset you
become, the less able you are to use all of your focus and attention
to work against the forces of division, the forces of greed and
self-interest, the forces of hate and intolerance, and the age-old
technique of divide and conquer.
If you want to
maintain your maximum effectiveness, and your peace of mind, which
allows you to utilize 100% of your capabilities, do not allow
yourself to be
distracted or worn out or your spirit to be troubled.
Whether it is the
mighty poobah who is now 'our' President or small and dangerous
demagogues like the calculating Putin of KGB and Russian notoriety,
the techniques are always the same. Lies, damned lies, and
statistics are all used to good effect.
I have also read
that their technique is like “throwing a dead cat on the table”.
It effectively short-circuits any attempt at sincere dialogue.
They figure to
exhaust you with the minutia of their supposed upsets, but keep in
mind, it is all part of a hidden agenda to wear you out, distract
you from the big picture, and spoil the calmness of your focus.
In “the art of
the deal”, Trump writes, “I aim very high, and then I just keep
pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after” and “when
you go into a negotiation, you must begin from a position of
unassailable strength. “
In the
negotiations for the Menie Estate in Scotland, Trump wore Tom Griffin
down by making one outlandish demand after another and bargaining
hard on even the most trivial issues of disagreement. He never quit
fighting.
- taken from Dan
McAdams long article - “The Mind of Donald Trump”
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2016/06/
So, in the face of
this belligerence and deliberate aggression, how do you maintain your
focus and the calmness of your spirit? I would suggest that this is
a huge opportunity to refine your core beliefs. Trump and his
minions have provided a huge gift to the rest of us. Everything is
now on the table.
We win when we
maintain the bulwark of our beliefs, when we stay humble, and when we
look for Greatness only in what has always provided inspiration to
humans: a belief in the sacredness of life, a belief there is a
holiness to this world which is beyond price and beyond the efforts
of would-be tyrants to sully. We are great when we bow our heads
and admit there is something far greater than ourselves, by whatever
name you give it. Some call it the Creator, some call it God; by
whatever you deem to be holy and beyond “deals”, place your faith
there. Look to the fact you are an integral part of this
'Holiness', you have an absolute right to be here, you are part of
the life of this planet, and the perfection of the natural world.
Allow your spirit to remain in your 'quiet place' of peace and
acceptance, and your heart to find solace in gratitude and awe of the
real beauty that surrounds you constantly.
This is the only way
to defeat the forces of darkness and chaos. You defeat
evil when you chose
'the good', and keep your focus on what is real and true.
