CONTROL YASELF ABEG!

Recently, I have been enthralled by the writings of Shinichi Tohei Chi a Foremost Ki- Aikido Sensei. No doubt his writings are geared towards building the mind and body for victory in this ancient from of martial arts, and I on my part simply deduce quite a number of life lessons from his work.

Pondering on his "Let's Study together" Series I had just finished with, it was inevitable that I would experience a light bulb moment and I sure did and with it I felt the writing buzz coming on, It was tough deciding on what to write about. I was faced with writing about this present subject matter or  an equally intriguing one on the subject  “Don’t let your guard down even after a victory” . 

Suffice it to say this particular piece spoke to me.  It was somewhat easy for me to relate to, since one of the lessons taught as part of the 12 Steps to recovery/sobriety during my days in Rehab; is that the key is not to control others or situations around us first, but to simply contr

ol Oneself one day at a time. This life changing Quote “If you wish to control others you must first control yourself” was made famous by Miyamoto Musashi in his Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy ( I recommend it Biko).

Shinichi's take viz-a-viz Ki-Aikido fight techniques really got me thinking about the incessant power tussles/struggle pervading our landscape reminiscent of sand box wracking amongst tots in days gone by. as for today young 'uns fight over PS4 or X-Box control pads are all the rage. 

I began to understand that between the leaders and the led, We have for the most part become a Nation of Domineering egoistic people. We want every one around us to be cowed by our presence, our power, our  posturing albeit our grand standing.

We always want to have the last word; be the last man standing; simply put we want to control everything and everybody around us.

More often people who always want to be heard and are denied the opportunity or out rightly ignored are prone to tantrums and some go as far as pushing the envelope and develop a persecution complex, a form of neurosis if not properly handled can lead to psychosis.

If we can't control the events of the next millisecond, why then do we exert so much energy in attempting to control others....little wonder there is so much sycophancy in the land. What with doing eye service to please the piper whilst the mind speaks a totally different language.

Before attempting to earn others respect....Learn to Respect yourself

Before wanting/thinking to move others...Move Yourself

To earn people's confidence...Your body language must ooze self CONFIDO.

Ahead of what lies ahead in our polity in less than a year, it is important that all players involved realise that It is perhaps the easiest Thing to see others, but you cannot see yourself directly. 

To know yourself, you need to use a mirror for a thorough Self assessment. 

You may have occasion to ask others but desist from asking the opinion of stooges who would simply opine in relation to the weight of the shekels in their pockets..... 

Simply put, we need to learn to remove the log in our eyes before tripping over our feet to rush to remove the speck from the eyes of another.

We need to be very careful about ourselves. 

By nature, we tend to forget about ourselves and accuse others.  

It is impossible to truly lead others if your posture is not stable.

Today we must begin to work on stabilising our posture....

We need to develop.....

A Stable Physical Posture

A Stable Mind Posture

Why? You ask

It is because so many of us have over time come to believe hook, line and sinker our press (self sponsored no doubt). We have by dint of our power and position placed a Halo over our pristine heads.

When we perceive a wrong is done us, immediately we arrogate the minus mark to the Perp. We are quick to play the victim; the persecuted, without stopping to consider whether our own attitude or expression is a major minus and therefore others simply mirror the attitude we give off.

Every challenge we encounter is the other persons fault, the cause of a problem must always be outside of ourselves. 

In other words, "It is never our fault." 

Seriously If you want to change others to a plus, you must become a plus first yourself.

If only we can change our own view regarding leading others, if only we can commit to embracing these simple words and apply them in our daily life.   

"Before trying to change others, change yourself first"

Stay Rooted

OSA (Zuriel)

WWPian