Dear Friends,

Our July Theme is:

 

Upon seeing it my rusty reason squeaked indignantly: "my ticket, my shortcoming, this again?!" LOL Then I quickly found what is in it for me - active recapitulation. The thing is that I recently re-read what I did in December - a full ordering of my Journals for 2024 by threads - and I had a strong feeling that there is much more I can extract from this work.

Now I am inspired to look not so much at the behaviour patterns - clearly listed already - but on how my principal shortcoming of self-importance brings about these patterns. Having realised the how, I can alter the "folly-blow" and do something different. I also have the joyful intent of doing this work which always brings fun! :)

I received guidance once that my task in this life-time is to acknowledge my low self-image and to stop it from making me arrogant and self-righteous, so I am most looking forward to check in July how I am doing with this ! :) Also, the third signature behaviour of my principal shortcoming - that of being pompous - is also making some appearance recently, so I am watchful! :)

Please enjoy Lady Elizabeth's catchy sharing! :)

With all my love (BH) Milen

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My dear friends,

Happy Month! Happy July!

This month of holidays/hibernation I would like to invite you to join me in a challenge this month! A challenge which will have you feeling good about yourself in no time! All it will take is a bit of effort and some introspection each day!:-)

I have already started and am having much fun!

It’s called “My ticket to Freedom”!

Here goes:-

Follow this link to find a list of behaviours from which to choose:-

https://toltec-legacy.org/study, Index: Shortcomings (Weaknesses), listed, article 572

Why do I want to do this exercise? Why would I want you to?! 😀

"……. working with our shortcomings, and the resulting patterns of behaviour set up through our lives, gives us more than enough material. The roots of many of our behaviour patterns can invariably be traced back to our shortcomings. And it is the transmutation of our shortcomings that yields our freedom.

Thus Toltecs say; "Your weaknesses are your unrealised potentials, for your shortcomings are your passage to power and your ticket to freedom." Since our shortcomings are with us for life, transmutation effectively means turning the shortcoming around, so that it is life supportive, and works for us - as well as those around us - instead of against everyone concerned."

(https://toltec-legacy.org/study, Index: Control, the shortcoming, ARTICLE ON, article 72)

This is the behaviour I am working on –

Manipulation – (Jewel 30) Passive Shortcoming: Corruptible Behaviour: Easily seduced

and seemingly this shortcoming has threaded its way in and through my whole life! So much so that it became an act of survival to accept it and own it and then start to use it to work for me. Now I don’t trip over the big boulders anymore, it’s the small pebbles that quietly make their way into my shoes and threaten to trip me up! Lol!

For example, in the corporate world I thought I could operate in that environment without getting affected and or tainted by the politics. So I kept on getting caught in the crossfire as I found myself buying into whoever had the most power in the moment. It led me to desperation that I could not hold my own opinion for 5 seconds! 😦

It was only once I scraped up all my courage and left that life destructive (for me) world, that I started to transmute this shortcoming into discrimination between. Because I can sense multiple agendas at any one time , I can pause and then choose which is best for me.

And let us not talk about FOMO! (fear of missing out) ! Lol! Big challenge at times 😀

One of the pebbles I have just picked up and am acting on is this…. I have employed a young school student to work for me for an hour each day of her holidays. A business arrangement with an exchange of energy i.e. I am paying her for her services. I outlined my best time slots and off we went. Within a few days I caught myself sensing manipulation…. And there I was beginning to check where I was best fitting into HER holiday schedule e.g. allowing her time to sleep late in the mornings!

Today being the first day in the rest of my life I corrected this behaviour! I’ll claim that as my win today – Day 1!

Have fun with our theme this month, my friends! Happy hunting!

With all my love, From me and the Varna seagulls! (BH)s Elizabeth

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