I think that many of us humanfolk practice sabotage in our own lives. Now I don't think we necessarily mean to, all of the time. A lot of the sabotage is subconscious. (I think anyway)
I wonder why it is that we do this though? All [most] of us want out of life is to just be happy, right? So why do we sabotage ourselves? Why do we play the villain in our own lives? Surely there are plenty of people who are willing to play that wicked part in our lives, we don't need to.
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I think what it comes down to is that we are afraid of something being really great. Now, before you start flinging rocks, stop, think about it for a second.
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Here are a few reasons why we fear greatness...
-If we have something really great, or we are really great, that usually means we have had to overcome some incredible odds to get there, and most humans are naturally lazy and want something for nothing, so in that sense, having something great (or being great) may frighten us.
-If we have something great, something blow-your-mind great, and we lose that, that is a big loss, and the heartache attached to that huge loss can cause even the strongest to run for the hills.
-Should we taste greatness, even for a moment, we'll be ruined forever. Nothing but greatness will do after that, and we'll spend the rest of our lives searching for it. We'll have an insatiable desire for it, we won't be satisfied with mediocre, ever again.
There's three reasons, I know there are many more. I have been trying hard to stand aside and let that desire for greatness run free, but I know I get in the way all the time. And when I get that moment to look back, I kick myself for getting in the way again.
Silly me, the saboteur of my own happiness.
But here's the thing, I know I do it, I am aware. So I can watch it creep in, and I'm getting better at stopping fear in its tracks and sending it away with its tail between its legs.
And I'll conquer one day, I know I will. You just watch and see.
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