Practical Spirituality by Rosenberg Marshall B

Author:Rosenberg, Marshall B. [Rosenberg, Marshall B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-892005-96-0
Publisher: PuddleDancer Press
Published: 2004-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Q: What about discipline? What you’re suggesting sounds like just being permissive.

A: Some people cannot believe that you can have order in the house and the government unless you force people to do things, unless you make demands. For example, one mother I was working with said: “But, Marshall, that’s all very well and good, to hope that people are going to respond out of Divine Energy, but what about a child? I mean, a child has to first learn what they have to do, what they should do.” This mother was using two of the words, or concepts, that I think are the most destructive concepts on the planet today: have to and should. She didn’t trust that there’s Divine Energy in children as well as in adults so that they can do things not because they’re going to be punished if they don’t, but because they see the joy that comes from contributing to other people’s well-being.

I said to the mother: “I hope today I can show you other ways of presenting things to your children so that it’s more of a request. They see your needs. They don’t do it because they think they have to. They see the choice and they respond out of this Divine Energy within themselves.” She says, “I do all kinds of things every day that I hate to do, but there are just some things you have to do.” I said, “Could you give me an example?” She said: “OK. Here’s one. When I leave here this evening, I have to go home and cook. I hate to cook. I hate it with a passion, but it’s just one of those things you have to do. I’ve done it every day for twenty years. I hate it, but you have to do certain things.” See, she wasn’t cooking out of Divine Energy. She was doing that out of this other kind of consciousness. So, I said to her: “Well, I’m hoping I can show you today a way of thinking and communicating that will help you get back in touch with your Divine Energy and make sure that you only come out of that. And you can then present things to others so that they can come out of that energy.”

She was a rapid learner. She went home that very night and announced to her family that she no longer wanted to cook. And I got some feedback from her family. About three weeks later, who shows up at a training but her two older sons. They came up before the training and said to me, “We want to tell you how much change has occurred in our family since our mother came to your workshop.” I said: “Oh, yeah. You know, I’ve been very curious. She told me all the changes she’s been making in her life, and I’m always wondering how that affects other family members. So, I’m glad you guys showed up tonight. For example, what was it

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