That said, I do notice that people tend to gravitate towards me professionally because I'm not as self-seeking as most people are. I think of it as professionalism.
And yes! I do realize that this seemingly contradicts the other thing I just said.
I've found a balance. (:
I don't see a contradiction. and if you pay more attention to this... you will discover that the word "balance" will change into "peace".
As a beautiful prayer puts it: "For it is by self-forgetting that one finds."
"What is love?"
"The total absence of fear," said the Master.
"What is it we fear?"
"Love," said the Master.