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Good words here. In and of itself, there's nothing wrong with looking to people who know things for guidance. We can learn from them. But there is a fine line, or if you like, a slippery slope, to dependence on such people, where the deliberation before a move of some kind becomes prevarication, where it's clear that the move isn't going to be made wilfully.

There is indeed what feels like a heavy industry of guides, gurus, self-help coaches, and such that, among the most sincere, offer valuable things. But there are charlatans in the midst, with dubious credentials and suspect advice, that prey on hesitation and self-doubt, and rather than show how people can empower themselves, keep them in a state of dependency.

Perhaps you never learn to really fend for yourself, on the spiritual plane, until you throw yourself in a direction where you soon realize you have to be the measure, that you have to lead. This would be a power more authentic - anything else is external.

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