Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
Honor
In addition to connecting y o u with your power, courage also brings power to your connections. W h e n y o u exercise your courage, y o u feel more connected to your true self. Your bonds with others g r o w deeper as well because your interactions are centered in truth, love, a n d power, not in falsehood, apathy, or timidity. O v e r time, these connections b e c o m e so strong that they elevate y o u to a n e w level of awareness. At this level, y o u consciously c o m m i t yourself to a principle-centered life. This c o m m i t m e n t is called honor. Honor is not loyalty to an individual or group. S u c h allegiance comes from superficial bonds and familiarity, but honor connects with genuine unconditional love in a w a y that transcends individual iden- tity. Honor is the place w h e r e p o w e r and love reconnect with truth. T h e guiding force of honor is your conscience, w h i c h is your intui- tive ability to discern right from w r o n g . Right actions are aligned with truth, love, and power. W r o n g actions are out of alignment with these principles. A sense of honor enables y o u to perceive the difference. 107 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE Honor recognizes that service to self and service to others are the same thing. They cannot be otherwise. The health of the body and the health of its cells are o n e . For the body to be aligned with truth, love, and power, the cells must also be so aligned. W h e n y o u connect with the deepest parts of yourself, you're connecting with your truth, your love, and your power. W h e n y o u connect deeply with others, y o u ' r e connecting with their truth, their love, and their power. Honor acknowledges that these inner and outer connections are the same. To act w i t h honor is to act in accordance with truth, love, and power. W h e n driven by honor, y o u take action because y o u c a r e — y o u care so m u c h that y o u can't settle for inaction. You commit to a principle-centered life, recognizing that upholding these principles is your sacred duty. This duty feels right, does right, and is right. This is the place w h e r e heart and mind harmoniously agree, w h e r e logic and intuition c a n find no discord. W h e n y o u ' r e deeply connected with truth, love, and power, y o u ' r e driven to action. T h e more deeply y o u connect, the more motivated y o u b e c o m e . The most powerful motivator of all is love, but it takes tremendous courage to honor that simple truth. W h e n y o u feel lazy and unmotivated, the simple reason is that y o u ' r e feeling disconnected. Y o u ' v e fallen out of alignment with truth, love, and power. W h e n y o u recognize that you're in this state, stop and reconnect with the real y o u . Remember w h o y o u are. Reconnect with w h a t excites y o u . Revisit those times in your life w h e n y o u w e r e on fire—not because of external events, but because y o u w e r e aligned with your truth, your love, and your power. Turn your gaze within and ask yourself: Where is the path with a heart, and what can I do to honor that path right now? W h a t e v e r answer y o u c o m e up w i t h , s u m m o n the courage to take immediate action. G r o w l ferociously if y o u think it will help, but get yourself into motion no matter w h a t . Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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