It's easy to dance with the devil if you can see him/her clearly. To hide your eyes from the devil means that s/he doesn't get to see who is truly leading the emotional dance. Not acknowledging the devil in others can mean the difference between holding your own ground and loosing ground to the emotions of pain, anger and hate. Hiding your strengths to save the other from challenging your truth, while it may seem altruistic at the time, is essentially a refusal to recognise your own needs for a harmonious if not idealistic life. Unfortunately, the working environment insists that we must integrate and accommodate the most hurtful aspects of others into our daily lives with good grace and we're only human. There is no easy way to dance with a devil that has total control of the dance through status or legitimate power. However, this is not applicable in our relationships should they be relationships of our own choosing and this can be difficult to assess because of cultural conditioning. To regain self-control, the devil must be seen for who s/he truly is outside of your enabling. To trust that s/he will behave in his/her own best interests at all times essentially gives you permission to do the same. To ignore your own needs in favour of the devilish behaviour of another, when in a relationship, is not paying attention to who is truly leading the Balboa. Taking off your blindfold when dancing with the devil, not only allows him/her to see your soul, but also allows you to see his/hers. Only then will you both be able to fully assess whether or not you are hot to trot or not, and in this way hopefully prevent years of grief from the devil and angel within.
© Chris Tyne 02/02/2016
© Chris Tyne 02/02/2016
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