Daily Om: The ability to go into any social
situation and sense the level of consciousness in that situation is a
gift. It enables us to move considerately in a world that holds people
of all levels of awareness. However, there is a difference between
shifting our energy to accommodate people and dumbing ourselves down to a
regrettable degree. Sometimes, when we get into a particular social
situation, we may feel pressure to play it small in order to fit in.
Perhaps everyone is drinking or smoking excessively, engaging in gossipy
small talk, or complaining bitterly about politics. It is one thing to
notice this and modify our expectations and another thing entirely to
join in.
When we notice where people are coming from and acknowledge to ourselves
that their energy is not in alignment with ours, we have several
choices as to how to proceed...read more>>>...