Mastery Under Development

Memorize and recite Mastery by Stewart Emery. This is one of many of our IHC requirements. 

I had made this requirement a priority last year and read through Mastery on an almost daily basis. I don’t have the best memory so I knew this would be a challenge and not something that I could do quickly. Not completing this quickly turned out to be a good thing because the end goal isn’t to just memorize Mastery it more about understanding the messages within and learning to apply them to your own life. 

It took me almost a full year to be able to memorize Mastery. I’m happy that it took me as long as it did because I actually experienced the value intended instead of just checking a box. I know my routine of regular reading and reciting of Mastery provided me with a solid foundation and helped guide me on my journey. Without those efforts, last year would have been a year with different outcomes.

Unfortunately this year I let my routine of reading and reciting Mastery fall to the side. I failed to maintain my practice and I let some mediocrity in. Oh I’d look at it off and on, but I didn’t give it the time or effort it deserved. 

Why is it we stop doing the things we know support us and provide positive results? Are we looking to sabotage ourselves? Is there a fear of success? Is there a some part of us that understands the growth we can experience from self sabotage and failure? Regardless I knew it was time to hit the reset button and for the past month I’ve gone back to reading and reciting Mastery daily, usually from a horse stance to incorporate other aspects of my training at the same time. 

I recently recited Mastery with my eyes closed and had an interesting result. The word power jumped out at me. For a moment I wondered if I had remembered something wrong. No, I had it right. Power was there in the last paragraph linked to mastery, which makes perfect sense. I had read it and said it out loud many times, I just had not fully absorbed it. Hmm interesting… and cool. 

That is the beauty of Mastery. There is so much to be absorbed. It is not and should never be a box to check. Mastery by Stewart Emery is a tool with immense value that is best unraveled and absorbed over a period of time on an ongoing basis. And as a person changes and evolves, the value and lessons gained grow with you. 

Long story short- there are times when I can recite Mastery from start to finish. There are also times when I get stuck or stumble, a bit like life. I have a current understanding of Mastery and I’m continuing to absorb and learn as I spend more and more time with Mastery by Stuart Emery.