The Art of Manipulation !

We all are artists in our way. Some artists gather people together; a Pastor for example. The more people the better the artist seems to be. Some artists scatter people; whether by intention or contemptible intent, this artist complains of being lonely. How sorrowful for the artist who doesn’t get it. The one whose inner self is as protected from most people as it can be. Without knowing it is this artist’s perception of self. A certain fear has been buried so deep within this artist that the poor soul has come to accept it. The artist has come to believe “it’s just the way I am “and “God made me this way”. It’s then that an artist seeks to be alone. To perform is tiring; one may ask “Why is it so tiring just be yourself”. The artist smiles politely while thinking “It’s just the way it is.”

For me I had to give up the perception and thought, that people just do not like being around me. Radical acceptance tells me this self-talk is a lie. Pride in self and rigidity was the real reason. An unacceptable standard rigidly imposed on others by me was more the reason for it. To drop the manipulation and accept radical acceptance was the phase I said goodbye to. It’s an ongoing change that takes work and humility on my part.