Wow, I just gave a talk to a wonderful new start up group in Santa Monica. The Holistic Chamber in Santa Monica. They attracted some fabulous, conscious business people - a doctor who actually does house calls; a woman who is transitioning from legal secretary to pet sitter... conscious people who are following their dreams and soul expression. Fabulous! And, I met one person who I would guess does a GREAT job but she reminded me of a story section from "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior". In that book there was a mystic or evolved master teacher who inthe story was a Gas Station owner. A college student came along and started hanging out with this strange dude/Master teacher/gas station owner....learning, observing...it's a great book and movie's pretty good too. But there was a section where a car drove up for gas. The car was filled with people who were obviously on the spiritual path - meditators, etc. and the Master was totally rude and crude to this group... obscene almost. They drove off in a huff - fast. Next car that drove up had a grumpy, nasty old couple in it. The old driver was totally rude - swearing and yelling at the gas station attendant (the master). The master responded to the curse words and rudeness with total love, patience and unearned respect for this horrible couple. The student said later to the teacher - I don't get it - the young people in the car - they were good people - love and light and all that - and to them you were crude, disrespectful and rude. The old man was nothing but ugly to you and you showed him respect and love. What's up with that? The master responded by saying - the old man needed love & healing - and the young meditators needed to be challenged to apply to their life what they were studying - love and patience. Notice the young meditators drove off in an upset huff - while the older driver - maybe that little kindness made a difference to him.
I sort of felt that way with the professional organizer the other night. She refused to even speak the word: clutter. I asked her every way possible to get her to even SAY the word and she found creative ways to avoid even speaking that word. Can you imagine. And then I asked her what her definition of the word clutter was because I found it so unusual for a professional organizer to avoid speaking that word... I even asked her, 'may I have your definition of the word Clutter - maybe you have a different definition then I do. I even told her I found it odd that she refused to speak the word'. She said, after thinking about it - I don't have a definition for that word. I never use that word. She started to explain - "I suppose it means... bla bla bla... "
I'm sorry - I say, call a spade a spade.
She seemed to be getting annoyed with me.
And, me being the speaker - realize I wasn't making any points with her - and that in 15 minutes she would be sitting in my audience - if she stayed for it at all.
My point - choose your words - expand your vocabulary. Use your words carefully, consciously and - don't be afraid to use the FULL range of words when appropriate. Sort of like yelling. I don't yell.... but, if I needed to yell, "FIRE! - EVERYBODY EXIT QUICKLY" - you bet I'd YELL. Don't fear power, use it wisely - words - energy, whatever. Master yourself and play full on!
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