I find the best way to look at polarities is either Unity consciousness or Separation consciousness.
You either consider the entire universe to be one, and seek to improve the whole universe, or you consider yourself to be separate and seek to improve only yourself.
If you are unity-consciousness oriented, this includes helping yourself, since you are part of the whole. However, it means that when you help yourself, you always do it for the greater good. You don't enrich yourself at the expense of others, rather you enrich yourself as well as enriching others to the best of your ability.
When you lighten yourself, you lighten the world. Unity consciousness means service to all, and that includes yourself as well as everyone else. In every situation, you look for the outcome that produces the most benefit for everyone involved, including yourself. Whereas a separation-consciousness oriented person ONLY considers his own benefit.
IMO when Steve talks about lightworker syndrome, he is talking about people who forget that they are part of the all. When you serve the entire universe, this includes serving yourself since you are part of the universe. Lightworker syndrome is when you forget that you are part of the universe.
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