The Parasite

I’ve been reading the book, “The Mastery of Love” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Really great book. One of the things that I thought was pretty interesting was the idea of the Parasite that lies within all of us. “The Parasite is a garbage eater. It loves fear and drama; it loves anger, jealousy, and envy; it loves any emotion that makes you suffer.”

The Parasite is not the ‘real’ you. It’s the ‘poor me’ inside all of us that often surfaces when we encounter challenges. In coaching we might call this the ‘Saboteur’. The Saboteur tells us what we should and should not do. It tells us things are too difficult, that we aren’t smart enough, we’re too short, too fat, too (fill in the blank). The truth is however, of course that we are all capable of incredibly more than we could imagine. It’s all based on the Dream you’ve created for yourself and your life.

In sum, remember; whenever you feel the ‘poor me’ sensations coming on, stop, notice and tell yourself: I AM NOT THIS PARASITE!