Being Both and Neither

Prompt response to Joseph Lieungh

“At the level of humanness, we see right and wrong as guide markers. At what point or level do we no longer see right and wrong?”

Right and wrong, good and evil.

I have witnessed both of these parts of myself. I have also been thinking about this theme a lot in my life lately.

Trying to do what was right according to other people in the past led me astray. And there are several reasons why I believe this is the case.

When we get hung up on defining our actions, thoughts, beliefs as right or wrong, good or evil- we become entrapped. We become someone juggling and participating in battles of power.

The only way to elevate ourselves is to accept both parts of ourselves. To accept the darker devilish energy with the angelic light. Both serve a purpose and co-exist within us as humans.

To seek to be above being wrong is to become corrupt with power or to become a victim of others.

This doesn’t mean I am suggesting we cave into all our innermost raw and reckless desires. But I do believe we need to come to a level of self-acceptance and allowance of our darkness to align ourselves to our inner power.

This is why I believe in the importance of exploring your shadow side.

Also why I believe Knowing Thyself is Healing Thyself.

I used to see right and wrong as guide markers in my past. And it’s not that I don’t consider right and wrong now- but the things I deem as right and wrong have changed.

For instance, I now understand right and wrong to be an ever-shifting, subjective personal guide. What I consider right someone else may consider wrong. The only thing I have control over is how true to myself I stay.

If I am going through life doing what everyone else thinks is right and it goes against my truth, very quickly I will end up needing to learn a lesson about integrity.

I spent a lot of my past people-pleasing, and this could’ve easily be classified at the time as doing the right thing. For I was fitting in at work, creating friendships, and appearing to be doing the right thing. Only a lot of it was at the cost of being true to myself. In this sense, it was the wrong thing to do. But even then I can’t say it is wrong because it taught me something. This is an example of how difficult it can be to classify something as right or wrong- and why I don’t always really see it necessary to fit things into such a confined definition.

In this way, there is a big part of me that no longer see’s right and wrong.

I have learned that the main responsibility and opportunity in this lifetime for all of us is to step into our role as creators and embrace our truths.

Of course, this comes at a cost too- ultimate responsibility and accountability. It is up to the individual whether they are ready, want to, or choose to do this.

Many people including my past self spent so much time weighing up the good and bad, the rights and wrongs- getting analysis paralysis from trying to always choose right over wrong.

As humans we want to think of ourselves as other than messy, imperfect, and chaotic- but we are as nature is, all of these things. Including destructive to ourselves and others. And there is purpose and harmony in all of it. The rights and wrongs, the good and bad.

Now when I feel my mind ruminating on wrong or right I remind myself the answer is something I already know. What is within my heart is always the right thing, even if it doesn’t appear to be to others.

The other day I wrote two articles that made me realize even more the blurred lines between wrong and right people so often don’t recognize or fail to talk about and question.

It is not up to us to spend all of our time defining the rights and wrongs in life, for if we get too caught up in this we narrow our perspective.

A lot of what is right is wrong and a lot of what is wrong is right.

Following our truth and what is right for us is where our true power lies.

From learning this and accepting the responsibility a great sense of freedom arrives.

Thanks Joseph Lieungh for this super inspiring and interesting prompt 🙏❤! Thank you to Diana C. too for creating the opportunity to participate in guest prompts❤💕.