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One of the things I talked about at Sundays With Spirit yesterday is the ego pattern of looking for people to label sinners and then punishing them – and we even do it to ourselves.

There are times when we say we’d like the Peace of God, but, sometimes, we really don’t. Have you ever had someone cut you off in traffic and you wished they get caught by the police? Have you ever had someone disappoint you and you wished them some kind of difficulty?

That’s the “punish the sinners” consciousness I’m talking about.

Okay, this may sound crazy to you, but I’ve known many people, including myself, who have, at times of stress, wished for bad things to happen to people we were pissed at.

I’ve even known people who’ve wished for “bad” things to happen to THEMSELVES so they could feel even more like a victim and get sympathy from others. It’s that old pattern of wanting negative attention if there’s no positive attention available.

Wishing for bad things to happen to someone else is more understandable for most people than wishing bad things to happen to themselves. Wishing bad things on anyone is wishing for a punishment. And that’s one of the key components of the ego thought system.

The ego thought system is one of sin and punishment.

When people don’t like what someone’s done, they jump on the punishment bandwagon. People talk about punishment as a deterrent, but it really doesn’t work. Punishment is for those who blame and shame.

You may not realize it, because we often don’t wish to see it, but many people punish themselves and punish others as a way of trying to handle how vulnerable and powerless they feel.

There are many subtle ways that people punish themselves and others.

Hoping something bad happens to themselves, people are often looking to get some kind of justification for feeling like a victim, or even to punish others. When I was much younger, I definitely saw myself wishing for bad things to happen to me so that others would feel bad, that it was their fault.

Some people try to hurt their loved ones by hurting themselves. It’s definitely insane. And that’s what the ego is, pure insanity.

People feel unworthy of Love and sometimes they wish for something bad to happen to them so that people will have sympathy for them. They feel it’s the only way they can get attention or kindness. It never feels good, but, to some, it’s better than no attention all.

Wishing punishment on others only intensifies the guilt we feel, and then we feel we deserve to be punished. It’s a destructive cycle we can break out of by being aware and practicing kindness.

His Holiness, the Dalai Lama has said that his religion is kindness. That really resonates with me. I aspire to be kind always and I am getting closer every day. When we’re forgiving ourselves and others, we’re practicing the ultimate kindness.

Forgiveness leads to compassion, and that’s Love. It’s liberating.

In our current political climate, I’ve heard people wishing for economic hard times because they believe then the current president wouldn’t be reelected. I get that, but it’s not what I wish for. I wish for Love and kindness to be valued. I pray that truth is revealed and Love prevails. I feel it happening and so I don’t even need to hope for good. I know it is happening now.

Healing is happening now.

Truth is being revealed now.

Love will prevail.

Have you had a time when you wished for something bad to happen to someone or to yourself? Have you forgiven yourself? If not, there’s no time like the present! We can even do it together.

My Stop Playing Small Online Retreat starts Friday.

If you’d really like to do this healing work of letting go of complaints and the other things that stand in our way of happiness and Peace, consider joining me. You can change your entire life, your relationships, your experience, your finances, your body, your happiness and peace of mind. Consider this:

• Join me on my Stop Playing Small Online Retreat starting September 10 – this Friday 
• follow that with my Finding Freedom Spiritual Bootcamp in early October 
• and then be ready to ROCK in my Masterful Living Program  in January.  

You won’t regret your choice, and you’ll only be so glad you did – at least that’s what I hear from the people who’ve done it.  

Get going.  Take action.  Be aggressive about working with your mind.  DO NOT DELAY.  If you’re waiting, if you’re not getting the results you’d like, what are you waiting for?

Don’t take my word for it, read the testimonials from those who have done this work with me.  They believed that nothing would work for them, and they were willing to do something different anyway.  Now, they’re not playing small anymore.  They’re not letting fear dictate their life.  They have a real and powerful connection with Spirit.  

Stop Playing Small Online Retreat starts Friday, Sept 10

If you’d like support for making a shift from playing small in your heart, living in lack and limitation, getting in your own way, to living from Love and feeling more free and focused, check out my Stop Playing Small retreat – it’s online  – you’ve never had so much FUN clearing out the mental and emotional clutter!   Let’s do this!  Click here for more details.  Register now and you’ll get a coupon to save $500. on my Finding Freedom from Fear Spiritual bootcamp and other great bonuses!

If you’re ready to make a change, and you’d like some REAL support to make a LASTING change, TAKE ACTION!  If you’re interested in either my Stop Playing Small Online Retreat or Finding Freedom From Fear Online Spiritual Bootcamp, but you aren’t sure if either is right for you right now, book an Exploratory Call with one of the spiritual counselors.  The call is free and you’ll find benefit in addition to getting all your questions answered.  Click here now to book an Exploratory Call with a Spiritual Counselor.