The Desire to be Right

Why do people always have to be right? To have the last word? It's a habit hard to beat without conscious awareness and thinking really before it turns the whole ambience into a negative, upsetting or hostile mood.  Wars are the evil causes of all these traits unfortunately. This is not to say we shouldn't voice our opinion, but there are a million ways to approach things for the calmness of both worlds. How does the dodging concept help in some situations? How does being gung-ho help in some situations? Or a little of both?

In a chapter from Susan Jeffer's book, it says......

 "Those who constantly need to be right are , in truth, fighting a battle with a part of themselves that feels inferior and unsure of itself. And it follows, the more self-righteous, the bigger the battle within."

It  goes on to say that.....

"What keeps us feeling inferior and unsure of ourselves is our inner Chatterbox - that negative voice within that fills us with messages of gloom and doom and, in some way or another, always tries to convince us that we really are not good enough. And thankfully from its counterpart in the form of the spiritual part of ourselves that fills us with messages of abundance and tells us that, not only are we good enough, but we truly make a difference in this world. The fact that both men and women alike have been concerned with body and mind, but spirit has gotten lost and many of us deny that fact the spiritual part of ourselves even exists."

So, my question is....does spirituality help make us whole and peaceful within with the feeling of abundance? As I grow older, I am seeking more to spiritual peace within - it's the soul of our being - the core part of our SELF within that knows more than we do on the surface. Is that a natural shift for many people as you grow older or rather mature into the person you are to be and a wholesome person?

Life itself is a wonderful mystery. It takes a conscious mind to stay in the realm of the curious cat and let go of being judgemental.

Published on: Oct 15, 2006 @ 14:04