Tag: ego

What is being kind?

Posted on by philipdodson

We all like to think we are kind.

Let’s ask ourselves a few simple questions.

If we open a door for someone are we upset if they don’t say thank you? If we give someone a gift are we disappointed if they don’t reciprocate? If we compliment someone are we upset if they don’t give us one back?

If we are answering ‘yes’ then that’s not kindness, more manipulation.

Kindness has nothing attached and we are doing to bring ourselves inner joy. We don’t need reward or recognition. If we seek recognition then it is ego.

Be and be kind because we can and it brings joy to ourselves and others without obligations or burdens.

Kindness is from the heart with no strings, anything else has an agenda and comes from the mind.

Back again

Posted on by philipdodson

Back here again, it’s been a while.

I had been blogging religiously, daily, for many years and then lost the habit. I tried a few times to rekindle the habit but with limited success. I thought I was ready to start again each time, but I wasn’t.

I’ve slowly been learning that it is totally OK. I am still worthy…really I am!

We are conditioned to believe that we always have to be doing something, achieving something and constantly busy. It is where we get our recognition from and our fragile ego craves it. If we are not achieving we believe we are a failure.

Our primary purpose is to simply ‘be’ and be in this moment now, to be conscious. Then we could choose to manifest other purposes and our soul will guide us to what they are. However, if all we do for our entire existence is to just be, then that is it.

So ‘back again’ in itself is irrelevant, I have never left. It is only my ego that needs to blog daily and achieve something. My soul just wants to share my gif with the world out of love.

The person we think we are is always vulnerable, the person we truly are is never vulnerable.

We can either think and suffer and be trapped within our thoughts or simply be and be at peace. We cannot do both.