I Guess This Student is Ready

Occasionally, despite all my inner work, I meet the teacher extraordinaire.

This person has the ability to help me see areas that I need to heal, in record time. I mean just a few words, and I find myself agitated. A few more words and my skin begins to crawl. Two more minutes and I am flushed and working on full scale anger.

Wow! How is this possible?

How do I react to this opportunity for healing?

First I notice myself. I feel my elevated heart rate. I notice my emotion backed energy.

Then I back away; either physically or mentally.

I make a note of all I have experienced, and I send love to my teacher.

As soon as possible, I spend time in the quiet, gently searching for clues to understanding my response.

Most importantly, I avoid the impulse (I still have at times) to berate myself for giving my power over to this other person; for allowing her to play me like a puppet.

In that regard, I have grown. I now look for the lesson, within myself. The person, I once viewed as adversarial, is now my teacher.

I am thankful for this awareness, and I am thankful for this teacher.