Relating somewhat to this past week's post on the other blog, I find myself under a "tyranny of the measured" as I battle old programs and patterns of thought. This relates, too, to guidance I was given some years ago now by my patron deity when She commented: "What you think to be important isn't and what is truly important you miss completely." As one recent example, I found myself recently rehashing my lack of advancement at work (to a managerial slot) and the sense that I'm being told that I'm not "good enough" (another old program), even though there may be legitimate reasons for the delay of that promotion (I may not be ready, there are other opportunities coming that I can't see yet, I wouldn't be as happy in the position as I think I'd be, etc.). I have for most of my life measured myself by advancement (from merit badges to championship swim meets to class standing to graduate degrees) and when I hold inner dialogue around the notion of qualitative value may be more significant, there's that voice that says "Only losers who can't hack it think that way. It's just participation trophies all over again."
What (occult) methods would be helpful in countering this voice and these old patterns of thought?
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Date: 2023-04-10 06:32 pm (UTC)Relating somewhat to this past week's post on the other blog, I find myself under a "tyranny of the measured" as I battle old programs and patterns of thought. This relates, too, to guidance I was given some years ago now by my patron deity when She commented: "What you think to be important isn't and what is truly important you miss completely." As one recent example, I found myself recently rehashing my lack of advancement at work (to a managerial slot) and the sense that I'm being told that I'm not "good enough" (another old program), even though there may be legitimate reasons for the delay of that promotion (I may not be ready, there are other opportunities coming that I can't see yet, I wouldn't be as happy in the position as I think I'd be, etc.). I have for most of my life measured myself by advancement (from merit badges to championship swim meets to class standing to graduate degrees) and when I hold inner dialogue around the notion of qualitative value may be more significant, there's that voice that says "Only losers who can't hack it think that way. It's just participation trophies all over again."
What (occult) methods would be helpful in countering this voice and these old patterns of thought?