Keeping a Good Attitude

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai Lama


I have found that keeping a good attitude in my type of work is the hardest thing to do. The difficult clients color the whole day even when I have very nice clients. The reason for this is I am always shocked and upset why people would be cruel to me when they are asking for my help.


I realized I was doing this recently when I had a client who had always been nice make some comments that did not specify what he was talking about and I assumed it meant me. I listened to a webinar on the problems that healers have with being respected for their work. It was about being paid the money you are worth. I am worth a great deal more than what I ask as a donation from others. I actually stay and work with the person through their problems. I show compassion and kindness to others.


 I share part of my experience with them to let them know they can over come the challenges that they have in their lives. I deal with people who are scared, traumatized, and need guidance. I do my best to be kind to them and to do no harm if I can not help them. 


Yet my attitude has not been the best because the website consistently gets rude people who treat me improperly. I have to realize that the 2 or 3 people a month who do this to me are not worth the reactions I have trying to prevent others like them from contacting me. I instead plan to focus on the good people and remember these others are not a majority.

Compassion and Kindness

Someone on a group I post upon mentioned how groups on hermetic magic are touchy and have arguments with people. I wish I could say that was not true but it is true. I have been touchy myself but most of it has been reactions to the way people talked to me.

Yet why should I let them pull me into past pain and sorrows. We all react to something said in a way that has been abusive, sarcastic or said to make the person feel important. Yet what if we thought first and saw the emotions behind the statements. Yet most of it is lack of consideration for others feelings.

Metta meditation or loving kindness meditation when done properly can change the way people react for a block around the person doing it. Broadcasting it to everyone in the neighborhood affects how people treat others.

Yet all of us get caught in the trap of verbal assault at times. Magic is supposed to be a pressure cooker that helps the magician to overcome these problems. Yet no matter how advanced and how much is studied sooner or later something will happen to show that one reaction missed or situation missed that can cause a negative reaction.

The reason for this is perfecting ourselves on this earth. God shows us our flaws. The way to redeem ourselves is to let our divine spark show through and do kindness, charity and compassion for others.