SELECTED STORIES ON ILLUMINATION-CURATED
Collection of Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION
Selected stories by Myriam Ben Salem
It goes without saying this story would have had no chance to see the light without the continuous creative mind of Dr Mehmet Yildiz, as well as the remarkable commitment of his team of talented and generous editors!
If you are a new reader, welcome onboard and thank you for deciding to stop by. If you are a returning one, I want you to know how grateful I am for your trust and loyalty!
Servant Leaders and the Art of Healthy Communication
#Self Awareness #Self #Servant Leadership #Self Improvement #Psychology
When being loyal to the principles, servant leaders fight the lack of them without demeaning people. They only talk about the manifestations of the distortion. They are not violent in their delivery because they are unapologetic truth-tellers and principle-centered at the same time.
A low level of emotional intelligence needs masks to manipulate, deceive, control, gain power, nurture the sick ego, etc. When the masks are dropped, we see the true colors, which have nothing to do with principles or being an activist for any noble cause. It’s all about protecting the fragile ego.
If you pay attention, you will notice many manipulators who pretend empathy are fans of the word “mercy”. I am aware it is used on auto-pilot by kind souls. I believe it has been vehiculated to the global subconscious program hundreds — if not thousands of years — ago by narcissists in a desperate trial to nurture their grandiosity pattern, while faking goodness.
Standing for Yourself Against Toxic People Is Sometimes a Must
#Justice #Self #Life Lessons #Life #Self Improvement #Psychology
By standing for yourself firmly when a stranger is rude to you, two outcomes would emerge from it: 1. You show them how to treat you the next time your paths might converge, 2. You make the ill-mannered individual think twice in the future; thus, implicitly helping someone else who could have been their next victim.
Many flying monkeys are kind souls who would never intend to make you suffer. Sadly, their lack of knowledge about Narcissistic Personality Disorder and its numerous strategies is responsible for their behavior.
If you have some of them in your close circle — be it family, or workplace, or friends — let them go even when you care about them. It is unlikely that they start seeing the truth, given narcissists are pathological liars and masters in distorting facts and manipulating. Moreover, what helps abusers is how strong the denial coping mechanism of the flying monkeys is.
Know that you are worthy of being in a relationship with a person who makes the effort to see you, validates your feelings, and has your back in times of crisis and need instead of standing by the side of the abuser. If it is not the case, then you better give yourself a big hug and move on with your life without them.
I Didn’t Know I Was Already Flying!
#Self Awareness #Self #Life Lessons #Life Style #Self Improvement #Psychology
How possibly could I transform a hatred emotion towards the calmness attribute of the Body Balance class into a euphoria sensation? Through a simple psychological effective tool, I like to call the “positive conditioning”. It is not the same concept as the Operant conditioning, in which the change is fueled by a punctual event.
Be mindful of the fact this positive conditioning has nothing to do with the positive affirmations which are fooling you into mapping what does not exist yet. Those can be very dangerous.
In the positive conditioning, you are envisioning a lasting outcome you desire — in my case: being healthy and able to exercise till the last day of my physical existence — and consciously choosing to commit to the process, which would make the result reachable!
During the adventure, self-awareness, bravery, and a warrior spirit are keywords!
I Got Depressed The First Time I Visited Stockholm
#Self Awareness #Self #Life Lessons # Life #Self Improvement #Psychology
The former fragile perfectionist me got depressed because of the “bad” weather. I am leaving it to you to imagine how she would have felt as a result of the global pandemic and its correlated setbacks.
What am I trying to say? Very explicitly for once: That’s how much re-writing your subconscious program could be transforming whenever you commit to paying the price! I am not a superwoman or an alien! If I was able to make it, then it’s also valid for anyone of you!
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo
Shall We Talk Politics Without Politics?
#Self Awareness #Self #Politics # Life #History #Psychology
Politics are not the real problem. They are only a symptom of some real cancer eating the world from the inside: the invasive subconscious program manipulators have been successful for so long in writing and vehiculating subtly.
When you treat the symptoms of the flu with some medicine (a quick-fix), your body might heal for a short period. Nonetheless, if the root causes making your immune system fragile in the first place are still there, chances are high you will contract the flu over and over again!
The same logic applies to politics or any other concept biased by fear: humanity had the privilege to know some great politicians and principled leaders who did their best at their level to serve the world. But if this leader is surrounded by a corrupted team, sooner or later, the system would win the battle.
Until the global awareness moves from the symptoms to the root cause, that each one of you, my dear kind-hearted readers, could do your part of the job — re-writing your program and setting the original being free, I will not be tempted to talk politics!
Why Is The Synergy Between Your Two Brains That Important?
#Self Awareness #Self #Emotional Intelligence# Life #Psychology #Relationships
Your EQ level — most particularly your emotions’ regulation part — is correlated to the level of the synergy between your Left and Right brains.
The more you destroy your limiting beliefs, the closer you are to the original “Principles” Center — numbed under the layers that were created by your life-time of conditioning, and the higher this synergy is!
That’s how you become able to manage your “negative” emotions healthily! You feel them but developed the gap between the stimulus and the answer enough to respond effectively!
My Takeaway From the Joker Movie
#Self Awareness #Knowledge # Life #Psychology #Mental Health
I believe global awareness must be elevated so that we don’t start calling everybody a “psychopath” — frequently described as “cold-hearted” and calculating.
Some of the most dangerous criminals on the planet could have been helped and given a second chance to become decent people and give back to the world instead of creating uncontrolled chaos if their brain injuries were healed.
I keep faith in the possibility of preventing — maybe even reversing the damage whenever checking the physical state of the bain becomes an automation.
Appreciation
Thank you so much for stopping by and for considering reading some of the stories in which I invested my mind, spirit and soul! I will feel so fulfilled if you find some value in them!
