#2: The One with the Power of the Manipulative Phone Call
How many of us are willing to stand up for truth?
Dear friend,
How are you? More importantly, how is your heart?
I witnessed something extremely powerful - and beautiful - this week. And it happened in my own front room.
My husband and I are currently dealing with a bit of a situation in regards to our childrens’ formal education. To put it simply, we’re having some trouble with their schools who don’t put the wellbeing of their pupils at the heart of what they do. And it’s not just schools - in society today, it’s everywhere. Numbers and profit mean more than the human being. Money comes first. The human being, it seems, comes last.
I witnessed my husband dealing with the situation via a phone-call. A manipulative ambush which we were not expecting at all - one that left me blindsided, emotional and a little angry - hence why I shoved the phone at my husband for him to deal with it all instead.
And he rose to the occasion, in robes of light and truth, and I watched as he dealt with the situation in a manner I have witnessed many few doing during my life.
Non-reactionary, he set his emotions aside, and he stepped into his power; speaking with kindness, conviction and truth, leaving those on the other end of the phone speechless. Although they were coming to attack, bringing weaponry, an army and fire, my husband rose up, one lone man committed to his truth, and rather than fighting fire with fire, he doused their fire with water.
It was a humbling scene for me to watch unfold and in the days since it happened, I’ve been reflecting deeply on how so many of us live our lives in fear of our own truth. How we live in fear of standing up for what is right - on a global level, societal level, and on a personal level.
Society, in all its many facets, is constructed in a way where you do what you are told to do. You follow, you conform, you accept whatever you are told, and you don’t ever put a foot out of line. Lest, you face the repercussions.
Blatant injustice is occurring all around the world, though. Racial, religious, social, economic. We’re all aware that it’s there, that it’s happening. But what are we doing about it? Do we ever speak up about it? Maybe because it’s not happening directly to us, but then even when it is, how many of us are ready to stand up and speak up? Because I assure you, on some level, somewhere in your own life, there is somewhere that you are swallowing down your own truth and perhaps even choking on it. We have to ask ourselves why.
I know it’s hard, especially when it feels like there is so much going against you. It’s hard to stand up in truth when you may be facing a barrage of hate. It’s hard to stand up in truth when you may be going against all you have ever known and been taught. And it’s hard to stand up in truth, when it is only you standing alone.
Standing up for truth always comes with its own potential risks… but what about the risks you take when you continue to swallow your truth? What then?
What I would like to remind you of today is that every single person that came and left the world a better place than the one that they entered, did so through standing firm in their truth. The Prophets, Messengers and Peacemakers, despite their differing backgrounds, stood up for the betterment of humanity even when at times it seemed that the whole world was against them.
Muhammad (pbuh), Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Jesus (pbuh), Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and so many others… each and every one of them faced adversity, faced hatred. Some had near constant death threats, others had rubbish and stones thrown at them in the street.
But did they ever waver from their path?
Did they ever abort their mission in want for an easier life?
Did they ever allow the opinions of others to pull them away from their purpose?
No.
So today, let’s pull this all back to the micro level, beginning with ourselves - after all, all change must begin within.
Reflect, journal and meditate on the following:
Is there any area of your life where you are not standing firm in what you believe?
What holds you back from being who you truly are?
In the face of judgement, adversity or hatred, will you choose to cower, retreat and maintain the status quo? Or will you use the opportunity whenever it presents itself to speak your truth?
What even is your truth? What are your morals and principles? What changes can you make in your life today that will uphold all that you stand for?
I am grateful for the manipulative phone call we received earlier this week, because it reminded me of how much power lies in speaking and honouring truth, even when the truth itself comes with massive risks.
I pray as individuals and as a race, that more and more of us listen to the voice of truth that lies within us, and begin to live our lives honouring that - no matter what the perceived ‘risks’ may be.
Maybe the alternative is, in fact, the biggest risk of all.
I’ll leave you with the words of Sir Martin Luther King Jr.:
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”.
See you next week.
Sending you Light, Love and Peace today and always,
Sabah ✨💛
🖋What I’ve been writing: Yes, You Are Traumatised Too
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💭Quote I’m contemplating: “Stand up for truth, even if you stand alone.” ~ Suzy Kassem.
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ooh, I love the 'what I've been' section at the end!
Love the message of your newsletter too. What's our truth and are we willing to stand by it?
Such a beautifully written and inspiring piece! I agree that we, as individuals and a society, must take greater stock of our values and try to align them more effectively with our actions and reactions. Kudos to your husband for embodying his values, yet still standing in his power.