In these days of endless waiting, it occurs to me that even
a bank account filled beyond comprehension will not alter the mindset of
slavery. A lifetime of ownership has
left deeply rooted beliefs and habits of speech. Some of these will be easy to let go of,
while others are almost invisible.
A slave is one who is owned.
Their rights and permissible actions are determined outside of
themselves; in fact, they ignore inner knowing in favor of outside validation
for truth. They do this out of
fear. Regardless of their feelings in
any moment, they are obedient to their owners.
In order for this experiment of control and manipulation to
end, we have to stop acting, thinking and speaking as slaves. There are words we use every day that give
evidence to our state of mind:
Worship, subservient,
allow, bow down, authority, top-down, class (ruling, upper, middle, lower),
caste system, owner, ruler, king, hierarchy, monarchy, belong, rule, dictator,
deserve, grant, pray, wealth, permission, job, owe, debt, disobey, illegal,
order, must appear, jail, obey, freedom, ticket, enforce, allow, forbid, deny,
educate, permit, paycheck, borrow, tax, punish, need, afraid, lose, weekend,
work week, income, employment, unemployment, bum, homeless, blue collar, white
collar, wage, salary, earn, own.
There are others, this is not an exhaustive list. We are in a gradual process of emancipation
and they will occur to us as we proceed.
We’ll discover them as we feel our way to sovereignty. These are words that imply someone or
something enjoys a level of control over another, over us. Freedom cannot be granted; free is what you
are.
For these changes are unprecedented and cannot be
taught. It is with full consciousness
that we’ll notice the twangs of ownership rear up in conversation. It could be with a friend, a bank, a boss, a
spouse, a lover or a child. The habits of servitude and guilt around breaking
the “rules” will not disappear on their own.
We will forcibly end both, with persistence and compassion.
Love is not acting in a way that makes someone happy – love
is. How we act has no bearing on its
existence. When love is recognized,
clarity of purpose emerges.
It is time to evict the words that hold our thoughts bondage
to slave systems and ways of being. Pay
attention to habits of ownership. Refuse
debt of any kind. There is physical as
well as mental and emotional debt. You
stand free and unencumbered. Act as if
you are.
There is no one to wait for, obey, pay, owe or depend
on. It’s all you. Level the playing field, everyone is
equal. We have been envisioning freedom
and cheering each other on as bonds are broken and success in “bucking the
corruption” is realized. We are anxious
for some cold, hard, spendable cash. After decades of slavery, this makes
sense. But then what?
Say you wake up Monday with access to billions and everyone
knows it. What happens Tuesday? This is our next effort. We’ll get there together.
What are you waiting for?
You are the One.
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