It’s my 2nd rest day from Phoenix , and I’ll run loops again tomorrow. But yesterday was very unexpected as far as growth and change showing.
Yesterday, while on a rest day, I noticed that Emperor was activating in me. I ran New Emperor last cycle along with WB, adding Phoenix my last cycle day. But I’ve never had titles fully bloom when I wasn’t using them. And New Emperor bloomed quite a bit.
I was working with a man who seemed to be slowing down while it was still early, and it wasn’t necassary. I remember knowing I could go into an old helpless mindset myself, but I didn’t want that. I also didn’t want to be manipulated by this past escape where I hid in helplessness. Did this activate Emperor? I don’t know. But it lit up powerfully in me, and I didn’t sense any helplessness in me the rest of the day.
In the early afternoon, I sensed me facing a bad mood growing (fear of a pain rising up), and I stayed quiet. I didn’t have tension between me and my coworker since lately I’ve noticed habitual bad choices I’ve made–which quickly distance myself from others. I just didn’t want to create that problem. And I didn’t.
Now I’m going to share why I’m writing this here this morning.
I had a old local friend of mine contact me before Christmas. He, I, and another friend used to meet weekly to play CashFlow 202, which came from Robert Kiosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad). I loved these times, as I was using subs from another vendor then, and my thinking was changed and challenged constantly. Money was one focus I had with subliminals, and opportunities showed themselves regularly. I missed this kind of mutual growth we faced during these times.
He contacted me yesterday, asking if I could come over for a game, and I still had a sense of that bad attitude remaining, but I said yes. That mood was the only reason I questioned myself.
I went straight to his house after work. It felt good, and he shared a lot about his current life and financial plans, and I felt slightly overwhelmed since that inner pain was still showing in me. I actually thought “when do I get my turn?” since he was heavily sharing and processing stuff about his wife (living in 2 separate rooms presently). However, I was there with him, empathically. I wanted to practice how I’d want someone to treat me, and I didn’t hold a silent grudge.
I steered the conversation onto money hangups and–a lot of subliminal processing started showing up in me. I even broke into tears for about 30 seconds once. This was where I was, having kept it inside, just as he had.
Money and relationship beliefs showing themselves
The subject of why I liked my job came up. I’d shared this the same day with my coworker (which may have brought up that unknown pain). I told my buddy (with the same passion I’d shared with my coworker) that I’ve never chosen a job due to the income, which is better than most. I’ve never been like that.
That’s when those painful feelings opened up in me. I hesitated, and I realized…I’ve never held tightly to jobs (or people) since I could lose them at any moment. I’ve been afraid of losing them, so I’ve not put much effort into either. I can always jump up my productivity in a flash at work, but relationships…I’ve been afraid to even try. I imagine pain and abandonment mostly. I’d never seen that connection.
So dating, I’ve not even cared or tried. And in business, that’s why I’m paying for a trading program (I picked it up Dec. 2022), and I’m still not using it. My fear is failing, facing …people leaving me if I fail… so I’ve not tried.
Phoenix has been digging into the roots of the biggest life hangups I have. Abandonment is the root.
And there’s still more work to do. It’s not all comfy. But it IS healing me. Meeting with that friend helped me express myself and process some pain. And we plan to meet again in January.
P.S. We never even played the game. We just sat talking and processing stuff going on in our lives.