The Saboteur steps in and causes a distraction, a smoke screen, a drawing of attention to other than the focus or path. This energy either leads to failure of intention,, or perhaps even avoidance of what is really happening.
A few years ago, I brought my new camera to a training weekend. It had the capacity to take exceptionally high quality face portraits. While the facilitator was spinning the context for the next session, I was snapping photos, one by one of everyone around the circle. I was oblivious to the distraction the flash was causing. Everyone was paying more attention to my self-absorbed drama than to the facilitator. Fortunately, for the sake of the training's intent, she called me into account.
Of course, I was humiliated and she was unforgiving of my behavior. She did stop the Saboteur in its tracks and my photography game along with it. I must add, however, that I am grateful for her excellent role modeling of neutralizing the Saboteur.
Such events have the potential for occasioning diligence in becoming present to the environment while in said environment where there are other people.
A keen sense of mindful awareness of my presence in a people filled environment is very freeing. To be able to choose my relationship to where I am, transforms unconscious sabotage into an Ally with the intent of the purpose for being there in the first place.
My intent in taking the face portraits may have been pure, but it was different than the purpose for being there. Instead of being a supporting energy in the training, it was a distraction, out of sync with the facilitator's objectives, therefore destructive.
This has happened to me on an occasion or two of being the facilitator of an intention.
The Saboteur within my Soul has had occasion to have its way, too.
This happens in the media all the time. There is a real issue threatening the well being. A faux issue is created to distract reality. The real issue goes unattended, free to continue its destruction. Unnecessary to point to examples! The Saboteur is too wide-spread and devious to cover in this blog entry.
Acknowledging t the Saboteur in our lives and in the world is important. Say, "Hello there. I understand your suffering!"and let it go. It does have a pure intent. It just needs to know where it can be the most supportive of Will's intent. and be aligned with that.
Where is the Saboteur working in your life? Where do you see it working in the world? How will you respond?
How to dissolve resentment of these coccasions.
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