We are saturated by drama everyday. Soap Operas, Reality TV, even the news inundates our perceptions with other people's drama. Our response to these daily dramas reflect our level of awareness. I admit, I have been struggling with the focus to maintain higher awareness. It is very easy to get sucked into the triangle!
What is the triangle, you ask? Picture in your mind or draw a triangle. At each point, write a word: Rescuer - Victim - Pursecutor. Then, place an arrow on each line between the points.
In each drama throughout your day are you jumping in to give sage advice without asking, rescuing the wounded?
Are you the helpless and hopeless injured party, the victim?
OR
Are you the one pointing fingers at others, blaming, persecuting them for wrong-doing?
Once you have entered the triangle, you become part of the drama. The cycle begins to turn. You cannot rescue the victim, without persecuting the perpetrator. You cannot be the persecutor without creating the victim and you cannot be victimized without needing a rescuer!
Furthermore, has the situation been observed correctly? Did the persecutor actually retaliate from being victimized by your perceived victim or are you rescuing someone else because of idendifying with victimization? It becomes very convuluted, very quickly.
When we develop more awareness of our thoughts and actions, we have the ability to stand outside the triangle. We shift into becoming the Observer or Compassionate Healer, which offers advise or tools when appropriate but we do not participate in the Drama!
Practice observing how frequently you draw the triangle around you throughout the day and which position you hold. Then, begin your growth off the cycle.
Love & Light
