When asked what they do, or what their purpose is, many people will give the response that they're here to help people. That is a beautiful thing, as it can be an expression of the heart, offering your gifts and allowing others to receive the benefit of that. One thing that is key to insure that what you are offering is truly helping people is to check in with what is driving your desire to help. One thing that can be there that we may not be aware of is that we would like to be seen as a good person, a helpful person, or a valuable person. Or we may be driven by a desire to feel good about ourselves. When these underlying motivations go unchecked, or when we haven't yet become aware that that is what's driving us, our helping is often out of tune with what people actually need. We think we're helping, but because our driver is to serve ourselves (to feel good, to be seen as a good person, to receive appreciation from others for who we are and what we provide), often the helping can actually harm others or dis-empower them in subtle or overt ways. When we are overtaken with this good feeling as we're helping others, we often aren't able to be as present to truly tune in and see whether what we've offered them has truly benefited them or met their request or desire to receive help.
When our driver to help others is based on a need to feel good about ourselves, like a good person, or to get something from others (love, appreciation, and acknowledgment) and aren't conscious of these desires, these are common things that can occur:
So, what do you do if you become aware that you desire is driven by a desire to be seen as a good person, helpful and valuable or to feel better about yourself? The first thing is to acknowledge it and take a breath and see it for what it is, like becoming a witness of it that just names that it exists, kind of like a scientist reporting findings from a study. If it is a desire to be loved, appreciated and acknowledged, you can list ways to get that need met and get curious about how else this can show up for you. You can also consciously choose to offer love, appreciation and acknowledgment to yourself and get curious about who else can benefit from some of that. After that you can check and see if the flip side is underneath, the not wanting to be seen as a bad person, or worthless, or not helpful, or selfish, or self serving. Or feeling unloved, unseen, unappreciated and unacknowledged. You could identify some people in your life that contributed to you feeling that way and also where you have contributed to other people feeling this way. There are many different methods to support the resolution of this, whether it be a path of forgiveness, clearing, integrating the memories, bringing your awareness into present time and acknowledging what's different now. If you would like assistance with this process you can contact me. When the need to be seen as right and good, and the feelings underneath of being bad and wrong have been brought to the light of consciousness and been integrated, it is often much easier to get in touch with your hearts desire to contribute to people, assist them, benefit them in their lives and create a different future for you and the people around you. When helping is offered from this space, it is often very empowering for people, you are responding to their requests for help, you are willing to ask whether what you're offering is what they need, and can receive the feedback when it isn't helping and either redirect them to someone else, or change your approach. So, may we all become aware of what is driving our desire to help others, so that we can be in tune with each other and benefit each other in ways that assists all of us to feel loved, safe and supported to thrive in our lives now and in the future.
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Christine helps people to approach life with greater care, love & wisdom. offering presence and a unique quality of attention she can assist people to play an active role in their mental, emotional and physical health no matter what is going on. With all of the different tools and methods she has access to, she inspires, encourages and supports people to really love and honour themselves, and thus be more able to love and honour others. Through her patience, kindness and astute awareness of the body, mind and heart she accelerates people's self-healing journeys and makes the inner and outer world a whole lot easier to navigate!Categories
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