#1 – Sticky Things Demon Greed Whispers to You: “After everything you’ve done to help those people, you deserve to have more than them. Let me advise you and help you to gather more of the harvest to fill your bank account. I’m here for you! I can tell you exactly what to say and do to make people give you what you want WILLINGLY! It’s so funny to watch when that happens.”
ARE YOU CAUGHT IN A TRAP?
WHAT ROLE DOES GREED PLAY IN THE SITUATION YOU’RE CURIOUS ABOUT TODAY?
In the language of combat sports like mixed martial arts (MMA), the behaviors listed below are defined as TRANSITIONS. To improve his or her position in a fight, the fighter adjusts to force his opponent to move in a direction that will eventually end in a trap.
DEFINITION: That person is so greedy! They are never satisfied with what they have. To support their greedy habits, they will:
- bend or break the rules to get more of what they want.
- think they are entitled to more than what other people have.
- take what they want from you and give you nothing (or not much) in return.
- ignore how much they already have access to and move into your territory (encroachment).
- marry or commit to one person but still want to date other people.
- often tell stories (with pride) about how tight-fisted, miserly and mean they are.
- disempower you by diminishing, undermining and ignoring you.
- make you feel guilty until you give them half or all of what you have.
The Opposite of Greed is Respect
When you feel respected, you feel balanced, connected and calm. You don’t have to defend or protect yourself.
Each Demon Angel represents a set of behaviors. Their job is to influence you away from calm, neutral and centered. They disorganize your thinking (gaslighting) and shift you to feeling upset, disconnected and on the opposite side of someone.
What role does this demon’s greedy encouragement play in the situation that you are analyzing?
Notice that respect is the exact opposite of how the demon is influencing the situation.
Questions:
- Regarding the situation you’re thinking about, what would change if you applied respect, either self-respect or respect towards others?
- What would have to change to improve your situation? Is something or someone supporting the behavior and allowing the person to get away with it? Or are you allowing yourself to be pushed around?
- Pick one thing you can do to improve the situation.
- Share your insight in the comments below. What did you learn from this exercise?
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