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Title: Who Are The Underminers? Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2004 by Margaret Paul URL: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 764 Category: Self Improvement
Who Are The Underminers? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
How many of you had experience growing up of being told in various ways to limit yourselves from being all you can be? The movie “The Incredibles” is a wonderful metaphor for this. In this movie, superheroes – people with extraordinary powers – are restricted from using their powers.
When I was growing up, I was not supported in being all I could be. “Boys don’t like smart girls,” “People will be jealous of you.” I learned to hide good grades and talents, for fear others would be threatened. If I wanted to “fit in,” I needed to be like everyone else. Being extraordinary was considered “weird.”
In movie, superheroes are finally allowed to use their powers because they are needed to save planet. This, too, is a metaphor. We are each extraordinary in our own ways, and this planet needs each of us to fully express our gifts and talents. We need extraordinary people to step up to plate to guide us away from fear, greed and manipulation and into caring, compassion, and personal responsibility. Fortunately, many more young people today are encouraged to be all they can be.
At end of movie, a horrible monster arises from earth, saying something like, “We are underminers. We undermine happiness, peace and joy. We are always beneath you.”
Who are underminers?
Underminers are both within and without.
Outer underminers are those people who do not have your highest good at heart. They are people who want to use you, blame you, manipulate and control you, and try to limit you. They are people who are threatened by you being all you can be. They are people who want you to care-take them rather than take responsibility for yourself. These people can be family, friends, or co-workers – anyone in your life who does not support you in being all you can be. It is sad and lonely when people who say they care about you, instead do all they can to control and limit you.
