Releasing all the 7s...

[sabrinamari]

Brilliant post, found by divalion:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2012/03/restoring-hope/

[IMPORTANT EDIT: I just want to be clear before I go to the important quote below. I don't think people are 7s. Anyone I choose to love and care about is a 10. But situations can be 7s. I am thinking that it is important to release situations that are 7s and give them the space to become 10s later, or simply do whatever they need to do. People aren't 7s! People are 10s!]

"When we’re tolerating a 7, we block connections to 9s and 10s. Life can’t help but notice when you’re saying yes to a 7. It’s waiting on you to say no to that 7 before it can bring you anything better.

Tolerating a 7 will induce you to lower your vibe to become a match for that 7. You can’t cling to a 7 and seriously intend a 9 or 10 to show up. I noticed this effect in myself as I felt some resentment towards the hassles of dealing with my online social life. Feeling resentment only attracts more experiences that give rise to resentment. I certainly experienced plenty of that. Now that this resentment is gone, I feel much more optimistic socially, and I keep seeing evidence that the people around me are picking up on this too."


After reading this post, I realized that what I am doing is releasing all the 7s in my life, everywhere.

If there's a 7, it's going.

I'm also inviting everyone and everything to show me how it/they are actually 8s or better. I'm curious to see what happens, here.

Comments

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I don't think people are 7s. People are 10s.

But sometimes situations are 7s. Jobs can start as 10s and become 7s. Relationships can start as 10s and become 7s.

I don't know if they can recover from 7s back to 10s. Maybe. I don't know.

But *people* are hardly ever 7s.

You are not a 7, Lee. You are a source of hope, kindness, maturity, good feeling and easy communication. And I love the work we're doing on the manuscript. Also, I have absolutely no stress around you: nothing I have to do, be, or create, and no expectations to meet, except, of course, some revised chapters.

Whatever I am, I feel you'll accept. Whatever my deal is will be alright by you. That's perfect. No pressure, no stress, no big complications, no angst, no anguish.

That, in and of itself, is a 10.

Thank you.

[spiffnolee.livejournal.com]

I see, the original post is talking more about situations than aspects of onesself.

I'm glad I can be a situational 10 for you, then! :-)

I was going to say something else, but the words can't penetrate the jet lag.