The difficulty in finding love that is good for you stems from the same difficulty you have loving yourself. For those who believe in God or a higher power, to not love yourself is to not love the very source of your existence. To not trust yourself is to not trust the source of all life. To not forgive and have compassion for yourself is to not have forgiveness and compassion for others created from the same source. What is this source? Call it what you will, all matter comes from energy and all energy comes from Source. Leave the scientists and religious thought leaders left to their devices to try and explain that. You focus on your relationship, to self and to source.
As we become more fully embracing of ourselves, having the intimate relationship that acknowledges the dark and light of who you are, you will bring more love into your life. Loving is vulnerable and the challenge is to be vulnerable to oneself first. It's a scary place to go. After all, we've all heard enough criticism and judgement from others throughout our lives about who we are, what we do wrong, and what we don't accomplish. When you have a dear friend who is being so self-critical, do you encourage and affirm that criticism or do you remind them that they're human just like everyone else? Do you tell them to be gentle with themselves, thereby empowering them to try again? As I recall, I didn't just hop on a bike the very first time and start riding like a pro. It took some practice and a few falls and scrapes. For that matter, after years of riding a bicycle, I still managed to have some rather nasty falls and run into parked cars when I wasn't looking.
If you'll be that supportive in your expression of love and compassion to another person, why wouldn't you give yourself the same courtesy? Owning your power is to not give it up, to not give it away. Keep working it, keep learning, keep falling, keep picking yourself up, keep laughing, and keep going. Life's just like that, so find the humor, the joy, the laughter and say piss-off to failure. Failure only happens when you give up completely. Tiredness is something you create through negative thinking and self-criticism. Find energy in your optimism and your thirst for adventure and the journey of learning that life brings to you.
It's a question of perspective. It's all in the vibe baby.
Lee Down is a Professional Coach, Trainer/Facilitator, Speaker, & Writer of One Man Can Human Capital Development that focuses on relationships, the key foundation to success in business and life. With more than 15 years professional experience and a thirst for truth and understanding, he focuses on the human spirit and human capacity.
Working with clients, he facilitates the breaking down of beliefs, barriers or obstacles that bring clients forward on their journey of discovery with spirit, energy, abundance, passion and purpose, integrating the mind and body experience. Working with business, he brings visionary leadership and relationship skills to the forefront that witnesses an empowered culture evolve and develop directly impacting the improvement to the bottom-line.
Steps to Financial Freedom, roadmap to financial freedom, achieve financial... Read More
Today more than ever before, we are witnessing a crises... Read More
Abundance is a life style, a way of living your... Read More
Imagine sitting down in a relaxed setting -- a setting... Read More
Everyone knows that a positive attitude is key to the... Read More
We have given a lot of thought, paid an indecent... Read More
Do you remember looking up through the branches of a... Read More
Have you always wanted to do invent something, create something,... Read More
Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 24,... Read More
Some people live in and talk about the past so... Read More
Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 1,... Read More
My mother often wound up in the hospital during the... Read More
1. You can relax and enjoy your life more if... Read More
A number of years ago I worked for one of... Read More
Quotable quotes are nothing more than flowery words... And anyone... Read More
No, this isn't going to be a sermon or anything... Read More
What is passion? Recently after a presentation, I was once... Read More
Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 9,... Read More
1. Constant affirmation without accountability is a sure-fire way to... Read More
Plato once said, "It is easy to forgive a small... Read More
Do you ever need to have your batteries "re-charged", or... Read More
Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 9,... Read More
Safety is an interesting concept. When we think of safety... Read More
Boy, do I feel old. Or at least older.No, I... Read More
Soaring 700 feet above the forest floor is a granite... Read More
Continued....I have since grown a lot. I have grown through... Read More
About fifteen years ago I was rummaging through some old... Read More
"Is it so small a thing To have enjoy'd the... Read More
He was pushing a cart containing crates of soft drinks... Read More
How many times have you found yourself dreaming you were... Read More
I'll share with you one of my deepest insights about... Read More
We must shape the future and control our destiny.When we... Read More
So often we stop and look at our lives and... Read More
Have you ever sat down to watch the evening news... Read More
On June 3rd, 1948, a blast rocked the Black Hills... Read More
Continued...About a year later I met my husband. I met... Read More
Confident Expectation! The feeling of 'confidence' is the assurance that... Read More
I have, in recent years, come to believe that IQ... Read More
I just got back from Colorado where I spent a... Read More
Do you find yourself asking questions when tough times come... Read More
Lorenzo C. an inspiring young teenager who fell to the... Read More
Mark Twain (1835-1910) believed that having fun is important if... Read More
INSPIRATION can be a powerful thing. It can keep... Read More
Everyone knows that a positive attitude is key to the... Read More
Continued...After that I stayed with him still and when he... Read More
(Excerpted From Cultivating An Unshakable Character)For a leader, honesty and... Read More
Most of us believe that our happiness and security are... Read More
Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 29,... Read More
My best friend, Ryan, told me last night he got... Read More
"It`s life Jim but not as we know it." -SpockIn... Read More
Inspirational Inspirational |
|
| العاب | منتديات هيدى | الزاوية الحمراء | |
|
Pharaohs products egypt products Egypt shopping Shopping in Egypt sho Egypt Bazaar Pharaohs Shoping Center Egypt Pharaohs |