Sometimes we fall into the trap of investing in other people’s journeys through the expectations and desires that we have for them.  This can happen when a parent strongly desires that their children take a certain route in life or when a spouse invests in how they believe their significant other should think and behave.  In my case, I have a tendency to invest in my friends’ journeys.

This is simply another trap set by ego.  We think by investing in the outcome of their journey (by trying to control the choices that they make along the way) that we are helping them.  Each time they make a choice outside of what we would have them make, we think we are “saving” them by attempting to intervene.  But if we are intervening from ego (as opposed to spirit), we are doing more damage than good.  Ego acts through an energy of control; whereas spirit acts through an energy of acceptance through love.

We are also under ego’s trap that our inner peace depends on them making the choices that we desire for them.  We would no longer feel frustrated if …

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