Overcoming Fear of Hurting Feelings of Others—How to Stop Being a Worry Wart

Many friends that I know are miserable. They arestate this? Only if you have more power over another
unhappy with a current situation in each of their lives.can you cause them injury. By assuming another will
However, not one of them will ever take steps tobe hurt by your actions, you are are stating you have
alleviate the problem because they are always fearfulmore power than they do.  
of hurting others. They base all their actions upon thatI have found that even though we may perceive
premise. Each friend keeps asking me what to do toothers have hurt us or that we have hurt them, it is
change. Have you been in a similar situation? Do youonly an illusion. We can only be hurt if we choose to
continue to, effectively, hurt yourself because you areaccept separation from them. However, we are not
too afraid you may hurt someone?separate from them because we are part of God and
My philosophy is that when we are in turmoil, it is bestHe is everywhere, including within us. Since we are
to listen to ourselves. Please note that if you listen andpart of the whole of the spirit of God, we are not
allow it, you will hear the answer you need as the spiritseparate from Him or from each other. 
within can show you the answers you seek. YouFurthermore, everyone has the strength of the spirit
cannot worry about who will be hurt. Listen to whatwithin him or her to sustain him or her from any
you hear from within yourself. In other words, use yourperceived injury. Remember, you cannot hurt someone
intuition and act on that. If someone is hurt, that is his orif you are part of the whole and equal to him or
her choice, not your doing. her. Rest well, dear one...you are not alone! The spirit
Assuming you can hurt someone is a state ofis within you, giving you the answers you seek!
judgment and that is not a spiritual process. Why do ITherefore, why do you not listen to your spirit?