Lurking on your conversation Jeanette, Ellie and Michele, I got very clear about something.

I have always been confused about evil because as a Christian, I was taught it was the oppositional force of good.

Now, to foster that belief further, I grew up in a third world country with rampant examples of dark forces such as people being sacrificed to please the gods or being sacrificed to buy wealth from the gods, etc.

So then came the LOA information into my life and I was not clear on how evil fit in because I was still coming from the perspective of it being an oppositional force.

Well, as I realized a lot of things that I had qualified as evil was just the absence of light of good, of life creating Source energy, then I got clearer.

This conversation today clarified some language for me. It is not about me having a dark side. It is about a shadow side that wants light.

I remember reading Debbie Ford’s book, the Dark Side of the light chasers about ten years ago but it really did not make the sense to me that it makes today.

Now, I get it. We have a shadow side and that shadow side can go further away from the light but in and of itself, it is not evil.

I embrace my shadow side.

Just shed some light on it, i.e. love and then all is well.

Hugs to you brilliant geniuses!

Iyabo

And Ellie, that’s very much in alignment with Abe’s message, isn’t it? That there is no such thing as dark (or evil) .. just an absence of love/light.

Interesting conversation here! I love how much there is for us to choose from in finding the thoughts and perspectives that feel best!!

On a personal level, I, like Jeanette wrote above somewhere in these comments, found that I had just a little bit of judgment about the actions of Tiger’s friends in this. That became clear to me while discussing this situation with a friend (who was very judgmental about the mistresses’ motives for coming forward). I think I surprised myself that I wasn’t much more judgmental than I was, however, and that’s a good sign that I’ve made progress in my own personal development growth (and in my own alignment). And that feels really good!

I don’t think wanting to have sex with another partner is Dark – it just is. Some people think it is OK and others think it isn’t OK.

I don’t think we have a “Dark”. I do think we do not always let our “Light” shine. I believe our “pull” is towards the “light”, towards who we truly are- which is Love / Light. Obviously we don’t always heed that pull!

People have a tendency to do things based on their thoughts, beliefs, old stories that run in their heads not on how they “feel”.

If I’ve always done the best I was capable of doing at each given moment… I do not consider that Dark — That doesn’t mean I would want to do that same thing over again.

If I am doing my best – I have nothing to hide – whether anyone else agrees with my best or not.

Surely as we travel this road of life – we decide, adjust and fine tune what is and isn’t appropriate for our lives.

If I Feel Good in what I am doing I don’t have to think about integrity or good and bad things… As a person who is allowing their true nature to come through is always in the flow of Light.

Integrity is a word which has different meanings for each of us. How we are brought up, what groups we mingle in, education, society, cultures, and history all play a part in what is called integrity. Each persons perspective is what defines what is called integrity for them.

In my life – I have done many things I would never even think of doing today. Still that was my best at those times… And my actions were based off those old stories of lack, fear, vulnerable. I wasn’t Dark – I was not connected – and I didn’t even know it!

But… I did indeed have the “symptoms” of not being connected — I had inner conflict. I can look back and see – had I paid attention to how I was feeling and followed that guidance instead of the stories in my head – I would have never done those things.

I do not regret those times… as they have brought me to where I am today. I have greater clarity and greater desires from those times. I have “made peace” with all things I have done and all things I have lived. I have found the “opportunity” in all situations in my life.

I personally believe I am perfect! Not everyone agrees with me! And I believe every being is perfect… We each are Being the best we are capable of taking into account the stories and the contrast that is going on in our lives at the precise moment.

When I think about loving my Dark, I think about having nothing to hide. About being absolutely transparent. Authentic. Open. No fear of being found out, because I’ve already found out about myself. Nothing can embarrass me or make me wince.

Not even those college photos. Long story.

Loving my Dark doesn’t mean that I do “bad things” with no conscience. It means I am aware of my pull toward things that are Dark, but by Loving them rather than hating them, I can say “Thanks, but no thanks.” To be the person I want to be in the world, in the vortex, as Jeannette would say, I need to stay in my integrity and be a force for good in the world. Loving my Dark -even the college pictures – is a big part of that.

Hoping this makes an iota of sense,
Michele

Years ago I heard this statement – don’t know who said it “Every human being does the absolute best they are capable of doing – given with what is going on in their lives at that particular moment.”

That is true non-judgment! That statement was life-changing for me. It let anyone I had resentments against off the hook and it let me off the hook!

If we lived in a society that said it is OK to have 14 or 15 lovers on the side – we would not be having this conversation about Tiger Woods.

I think people do something they actually want to do – then become embarrassed and hide it because of what other people say and think about them.

Now they have resistance in their vibration… That is the “gerbil resistance wheel” – It keeps running and running…and Law of Attraction doing its job will continue to supply lots of resistance!

Always great conversations going on here! Wishing you a “Enjoyment” New Year!

Here’s to not just acknowledging, but LOVING, our Dark.

(Right about now I’m thinking the smartest thing I could do in 2010 is spend more time in your sphere.)

Thanks for reading and especially for contributing to the conversation, Michele!

I see this whole situation as a battle between Light and Dark. Tiger was raised to live in the Light – he has enormous talent. He is heroic – playing despite the grief of losing his father, playing hurt, pulling a win out at the last minute. He’s a role model – a person of mixed-race who has excelled.

It must feel all warm and fuzzy standing in all that Light.

It must feel all fake standing in all that Light, especially when you cannot even acknowledge that you have a Dark aspect. And we all have Dark, baby.

Tiger had to diminish the glaring Light by letting his Dark out. Had to. No choice. It’s the only way the Light becomes bearable.

Part of being in alignment, I think, is loving your Dark just as much as you love your Light. You live without fear and make good choices when you love both parts equally. In fact, when you are balanced this way, choices don’t feel like choices, do they? They feel like opportunities.

Sometimes people ask that their teachers, their guides, their role models, live without any visible Dark, possibly because we want to imagine what it would be like to live without our own Dark. We asked this of Tiger, and he complied. But his Dark could not remain hidden, just as yours and mine can’t.

The truly spiritual path is to love, love, love. And when Tiger begins to love his Dark, his healing will begin.

Ours, too.