MasterFireMaam -> RE: Developing Confidence (2/15/2010 1:16:03 PM)
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ORIGINAL: shallowdeep To what extent, if any, is confidence integral to your style of dominance? We feel the struggle with confidence, which, at least for Us, comes from a place of self worth, isn't so much about the lifestyle as it is about life. When thinking or wanting certain things, such as success in career or relationships, its a matter of learning that We ARE worthy of what We dream of having. The flip side of that this then coming to know, in a spiritual and emotional way, that if We don't attain it, it then doesn't prove that We weren't worthy after all. Since Our role as a Master is a spiritual one, all this leads Us down a path of spiritual development and integration into every day life. We have learned about the art of the Law of Attraction and then about the surrender of egoic desires to Spirit. The same is true for our relationship: We have had a dream about what We want and We have pursued it... and now We are surrendering that in order to have what We should have for spiritual development. It doesn't mean that We are "settling"... it is something else entirely. quote:
Have you encountered any struggles with self-doubt as you have explored? Do you recall anything standing out as particularly troublesome? Of course. Probably the biggest for Us was (and sometimes still is) allowing Ourself to be served. This is closely related to allowing Ourself to get what We want. The latter is about working through the victim and martyr programming. We had to work through this before the surrendering mentioned above was done in a healthy way. It also leads to things surrounding self worth; We are worthy of service. Finally, it was a challenge to overcome "Hostess" programming in which the woman is expected to serve others. We still serve a great deal, but with a different intent. quote:
If you did have issues with confidence, were they resolved with time? Could you share what helped in that process? Mentoring? Reading? Talking with others? Just jumping in and getting your feet wet? An epiphany? Something else? Part of what set Us on a good path was some talk therapy We underwent, not for "gaining confidence" but for facing fears We had about some general life and relationship issues. From this, we learned how to do introspection and began reading and studying subjects about personality development, spiritual attitudes and emotional well-being. Most of all, we ran into a spiritual development description that made so much sense that We now teach that system today. So, most of Our development of confidence has been by being a student. quote:
Have you noticed anything in particular about a partner's actions, attitudes, or reactions that creates a positive experience for you and helps build your confidence in your dominance? Conversely, has there ever been an interaction that rattled your confidence? Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. It's not so much about building or shaking confidence at this point in Our life as it is about identifying Our reactive responses and turn them into mature ones. We now have the tools, however, to identify when something is reactive and, if We can't curb the response, We can at least give the person involved, even the slave, a head's up that this is what is happening or just occurred. For example, We participated in a big group ritual piercing recently and We were feeling reactive about being left out of something. When it seemed like the boy "disappeared" and We sat down to let it know how We were feeling and We explained that Our feelings were hurt that it got pierced without asking specific permission to do so, We also let it know We were feeling reactive. In the end, it was a matter of Us not making Ourself clear to the boy. To Us, the place(s) confidence comes from are so much deeper than than most think. Many feel it is adequate to simply "look" confident. Confidence, as well as all emotions about ourselves, are deeply rooted in our own Self awareness and Self love; they are not merely how we decide to portray ourselves. If someone wants to be confident, truly, they need to develop these two things... and to be willing to get it wrong until they get it right. The latter is one of the true tests of confidence, in Our opinion. Master Fire
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