Thou Shall Not Have Any False Guides

6 Ways to Recognize the Difference Between a False Guide and the True One

1: A false guide always tries to push or pull you in a direction it says you must walk, or else risk losing your way in the midst of what it calls a "pivotal moment"...

... While the True Guide never pushes or pulls, preferring to quietly show you the Way, even as it waits, patiently, for you to see the wisdom of taking it.

2: A false guide never stops talking, and the more it says, the more confused, and conflicted you feel...which is what it wants so you look to it to rescue you from the pain of all that noise it makes... 

... While the True Guide is silent, and allows each moment to speak for itself, so that you might hear all that it has come to tell you about yourself.

3: A false guide can't hide its fear in challenging moments...and though it tries to hide it, look closely and you can see its shaking...

... While the True Guide fears nothing, not even if you reject it in favor of walking another stretch of the road under the dark influence of a false and fearful guide.

4: A false guide never assumes responsibility for the missteps it pushes you to take, and always judges you when you fall...

... While the True Guide never pushes you, nor judges you for the steps you're not ready to take; the True Guide is always there to help you up, and start over whenever you fall down, as you must along the Way.

5: A false guide is always pointing to places along the way where not only do you need to protect yourself, but it tells you what you must do to avoid that "dangerous" situation...

... While the True Guide tells you the way out is to gather yourself, and to walk into what you'd rather avoid because that's the only way you'll ever learn that your true nature is all the protection you need.

6: The false guide feels threatened anytime you even suggest going in an unknown direction...let alone dare question its authority...  

... While the True Guide never threatens you; rather, it encourages you to test every direction for yourself so that you see for yourself the truth that sets you free: you need no other authority in life save your willingness to step into the Light that's always there to guide you... Every step of the way.