Key Lesson
Part 1: Whatever fear seeds in us... it breeds in us.
Part 2: If we wish real self-command... then we must learn what it means to strengthen our intuition, and to take decisive action based on it, accordingly. The only other path leads to the weakening and gradual corruption of this higher faculty by our becoming increasingly dependent upon the opinion of others... a consortium of weakness that hides, within the same false sense of security it provides, an unseen fear that secretly commands the whole.
Special Writing
Take Command of Yourself In Any Unwanted Moment With 6 Simple Steps
Here is a very simple set of six steps leading to a special order of higher self-command. The more you study and practice the insights that follow, the sooner will appear in you the presence of a whole new kind of self-command that never ceases to perfect itself, moment to moment, no matter what challenge life brings to your door.
Step 1: Begin by realizing that your heightened awareness of any given moment - regardless of its seeming character at the outset - is the same as being asked by life if you're ready to receive and act upon your next lesson in higher self-command.
Step 2: Come as awake (to yourself) as you know how to be, and release any part of you that starts feeling resistance towards the moment. Deliberately choose to be as aware of all of yourself as you can, including the presence of any painful negative thought or feeling that may be lurking in the background.
Step 3: Next, do not try to be strong; instead, agree to bear what you must to remain as aware of yourself as you can. Welcome and embrace this new sense of wholeness, despite any disturbance you may detect within it.
Step 4: Allow (this) awareness to show you the right action to take...keeping in mind that sometimes it may be to take no action at all. Never mind any fear that may be either threatening you, or telling you that it knows how to keep you safe. Remember: fear protects itself, not you.
Step 5: Now, act; choose to do what you have been shown is true for you, but remain watchful the whole time you act. A big part of the lesson to be learned is that there's no end to what there is to be discovered about your own higher possibilities in these same moments...including deeper and deeper insight into the real nature of self-command.
Step 6: Lastly, when, as it seems it must be, there are "others" - friends, family, or your own circle of thoughts - who strike out at you with malice for daring to learn your own lessons in life - remember this vital spiritual fact: any person, or any part of yourself that judges you for taking command of your own life has no command to judge you for this risk you have taken. Cowards fear acts of courage, so leave them to the pain of their judgment. Your command over this moment releases you from their fate.
Summary: It's simple logic, but these 6 lessons all point to a single supernal truth: until we are willing to make our own mistakes - and learn the lessons from our actions therein - we will continue to find ourselves blaming someone (or something) outside of us for the missteps that we agreed to take, supposedly guided by their counsel.
