Wallflowers
I looked on Google for a definition of dominance.
Here are the synonyms I found:
supremacy
authority
command
control
pre:eminence
sovereignty
upper hand
It didn't list the synonym that I thought would head the list:
assertiveness
I'm not so sure about the upper hand. I don't think I want it.
The antonyms I found were:
modesty
submission
weakness
I didn't like any of those! Certainly not weakness! Well, maybe modest would be okay.
The word I think is a significant antonym is:
passiveness
In today's Heavenletter #3854 Advance the World, God says:
It is not meant for you to be passive. A wallflower does not have to sit there waiting for her world to change. Those who are dancing chose to dance. It is not for you to wait for life to plop you here or there.
So much for modesty, submission, weakness, passivity, etc. They go out the window.
Also in Heavenletters™ God has told us unequivocably to leave the past behind, that we are responsible for ourselves, and, no longer are we to use anything from the past as an excuse, so I won't.
At the same time, I will just mention that I had a dominant mother and sister. Bossy. And I was the youngest. I expect that being passive was the way for me to get along if not survive. Keep silent, pretend I wasn't there, pretend I didn't have an opinion or rights, pretend that everyone knew better etc. Just nod.
Or perhaps I decided that I was going to be the antonym of my mother and sister. Could well be. In fact, I think so.
Or would I, under other circumstances, have been just as quick to withdraw? Was I born that way? Is it nature or nurture?
In any case, I am seeing much more clearly now. There is no end to learning.
God, I want to tell You that I am out of the past. I AM OUT OF THE PAST.
I've been thinking a lot about initiative and how, often in life, I have not taken initiative. Now I see that not taking initiative and being submissive are the same thing, and not a very good thing. It is false. It is a sham. It is like hiding. It is keeping a secret. The secret is that I am powerful!
God has long told us how powerful we are.
And now, today, I announce to God and myself that I AM POWERFUL. And you are too.
Comments
MD stands for medical deity or my decision
then i assert my dominance over patients
i feel the word carries a negative meaning in that you are not listening to others but being dominant and asserting only your views and not learning from them and your mistakes
It is certainly true that the word dominance carries a negative meaning in the world.
On the other hand, dominant people are better decision-makers, and that's good.
You are a physician who takes your individual patients into consideration. And you uphold the positive.
Some doctors, in my experience, sure overdo scare tactics.
My dear friend, Bernie, thank you for posting!
With love and blessings,
Gloria
Dominance means "me over you." Assertiveness means we are equally important.
This is beautiful, Joyce. So, if one is typically submissive or passive, this means he is negating his own importance.
Great insight.
What I got is, God is telling us to get away from blaming others. If something is bothersome do not blame others But it is MY responsebility to rectify that what bothers me and not to blame others. "GET OUT OF THR BLAMING SOCIETY" . Thus I feel happy all the time. Love Jack
Gloria, you're one of the most powerful people I know, including Chuck Norris.
Now, THAT is funny!
Look, Chuck has his roundhouse kick thing going. He has to exert himself. He also has a mustache. The power of his characters are momentary and superficial.
Your power is eternal and profound. There is none other like you.