Bowing
Bowing down is often interpreted as a sign of weakness, but it couldn’t be further from the truth.
The simple position of a bow exposes the top of the head and neck, putting the body in a fairly “off-balanced” position to display a vulnerable posture and hands down at the side makes any sort of defense or attack fairly difficult.
So how is this a sign of strength? It’s a statement of “trusting you will not harm me”. And trust is a very powerful state to be in; it is a level of knowingness. This is security in one’s self, knowing that they have been in good standing to others and knows they will not be taken advantage of in a vulnerable state. You might have heard of the phrase “In order to get respect, you must first give respect”, well this is an incomplete statement. In order to get respect, you must first give respect…to yourself, only then will you naturally trust others. Trust is the same. In trusting yourself you can only then trust others.
You might be thinking, “that’s common sense”, and it is, but it’s not common to understand the depth of in which you can trust, respect or even love one’s self.
So ask, how much do you trust yourself. It seems silly, but if you take a step back and detach yourself from the human perspective and observe society, you’ll see the lack of trust that actually exists.
At this point you might want to make a cup of coffee or tea because the next part of this article might be a game changer if you can digest it.
Lack of trust for others forms from unwanted results which is thought to be (whether intentional or not) hurtful or misleading. This then becomes what we call, “fighting straw men”, people start to create a personality for an individual, believing they are a rotten apple and finds pleasure in hurting others. Just simply feeling hurt, the human mind start to blame others and outside circumstances for our less than desired results. Note, yes some people do find pleasure in seeing others hurt, but that’s another article…
So, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Coming back to a proactive state in creating affirmative results, what do we do to increase trust in ourselves and ultimately trust in our society?
Begin by first being mindful of your thoughts. Do you see the world through the filters of “there is great problems in this world” or “there is great opportunities for improvement”? Catch yourself when feeling negative about something, neutralize your thoughts by thinking, “that’s an interesting point of view I have”, then ask how can I view this to be an opportunity where I can help improve this situation.
Now take responsibility. This is the tough part. Most people feel it’s not worth going out the solve their lack of trust in others, instead they let it boil under the surface and let off steam on someone innocent and unrelated to the situation. Trust in others is not what you need to tackle, as trust others will be the result in trusting yourself.
Empower yourself with knowingness that you are underneath layers of negativity, you are pure and good. You have years of ingrained neural pathways in the brain that run programs that you are not at fault. Taking responsibility means admitting being a co-creator of the situation. You will have to remove years of conditioning that your results are based on others and outside circumstances. There are many modalities out there to remove these blockages, some work better than others depending on who. If you don’t take action in removing these blockages, you are guaranteed an uphill battle in trust.
Develop a pleasing personality.
Really?
Yes!
How?
Take mindful actions to display you are a trust worthy person by being genuinely caring. Honestly, listen to others without adding in your own personal insights and opinions on the matter unless they ask. Ask questions. This is a powerful tool to use in building healthy relationships. In asking the right questions you empower others to find answers, meaning you know they have the answers, which creates trust.
Here is a list of things to watch yourself on. This will prove if your thoughts are truly on track.
What are you thinking and feeling? Are you creating negativity?
What are you saying? Talking about negative things in your life, local and international news…
How are you acting?
Do you joke around about negative scenarios?
Do you speak negatively about others?
Do you laugh at other’s misfortune?
Do you horse play or play pranks on others?
These things will have the change if you want others to trust you. If not, it’s obvious how natural it is for others to conclude your personality which is one that is not trust worthy. And will especially become even more true when they aren’t feeling their best.
Now hopefully you can see where the full circle of trust with self starts and finishes with others. Perhaps next time when bowing you will feel different as you now know you have done it in trust.
The simple position of a bow exposes the top of the head and neck, putting the body in a fairly “off-balanced” position to display a vulnerable posture and hands down at the side makes any sort of defense or attack fairly difficult.
So how is this a sign of strength? It’s a statement of “trusting you will not harm me”. And trust is a very powerful state to be in; it is a level of knowingness. This is security in one’s self, knowing that they have been in good standing to others and knows they will not be taken advantage of in a vulnerable state. You might have heard of the phrase “In order to get respect, you must first give respect”, well this is an incomplete statement. In order to get respect, you must first give respect…to yourself, only then will you naturally trust others. Trust is the same. In trusting yourself you can only then trust others.
You might be thinking, “that’s common sense”, and it is, but it’s not common to understand the depth of in which you can trust, respect or even love one’s self.
So ask, how much do you trust yourself. It seems silly, but if you take a step back and detach yourself from the human perspective and observe society, you’ll see the lack of trust that actually exists.
At this point you might want to make a cup of coffee or tea because the next part of this article might be a game changer if you can digest it.
Lack of trust for others forms from unwanted results which is thought to be (whether intentional or not) hurtful or misleading. This then becomes what we call, “fighting straw men”, people start to create a personality for an individual, believing they are a rotten apple and finds pleasure in hurting others. Just simply feeling hurt, the human mind start to blame others and outside circumstances for our less than desired results. Note, yes some people do find pleasure in seeing others hurt, but that’s another article…
So, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Coming back to a proactive state in creating affirmative results, what do we do to increase trust in ourselves and ultimately trust in our society?
Begin by first being mindful of your thoughts. Do you see the world through the filters of “there is great problems in this world” or “there is great opportunities for improvement”? Catch yourself when feeling negative about something, neutralize your thoughts by thinking, “that’s an interesting point of view I have”, then ask how can I view this to be an opportunity where I can help improve this situation.
Now take responsibility. This is the tough part. Most people feel it’s not worth going out the solve their lack of trust in others, instead they let it boil under the surface and let off steam on someone innocent and unrelated to the situation. Trust in others is not what you need to tackle, as trust others will be the result in trusting yourself.
Empower yourself with knowingness that you are underneath layers of negativity, you are pure and good. You have years of ingrained neural pathways in the brain that run programs that you are not at fault. Taking responsibility means admitting being a co-creator of the situation. You will have to remove years of conditioning that your results are based on others and outside circumstances. There are many modalities out there to remove these blockages, some work better than others depending on who. If you don’t take action in removing these blockages, you are guaranteed an uphill battle in trust.
Develop a pleasing personality.
Really?
Yes!
How?
Take mindful actions to display you are a trust worthy person by being genuinely caring. Honestly, listen to others without adding in your own personal insights and opinions on the matter unless they ask. Ask questions. This is a powerful tool to use in building healthy relationships. In asking the right questions you empower others to find answers, meaning you know they have the answers, which creates trust.
Here is a list of things to watch yourself on. This will prove if your thoughts are truly on track.
What are you thinking and feeling? Are you creating negativity?
What are you saying? Talking about negative things in your life, local and international news…
How are you acting?
Do you joke around about negative scenarios?
Do you speak negatively about others?
Do you laugh at other’s misfortune?
Do you horse play or play pranks on others?
These things will have the change if you want others to trust you. If not, it’s obvious how natural it is for others to conclude your personality which is one that is not trust worthy. And will especially become even more true when they aren’t feeling their best.
Now hopefully you can see where the full circle of trust with self starts and finishes with others. Perhaps next time when bowing you will feel different as you now know you have done it in trust.