Neurological Study Maps Emotions All Over the Body - Are our Emotions the Compass leading us towards the Higher Self?
Our Emotions, (E-Motion Energy in Motion) reflect to us physically, what we have created within, our RE-Presentation of the Truth. Below we can see the mapping of our emotions on the body itself, which helps us in our NOW moment of experiencing them, because we can channel those energies into our actions; both within and without. This could be thought of as the Caring aspect, the Divine Feminine.
A Compass is used to guide ships and people direction-ally, could it be that the word is also suggesting that Compassion is a Guide to our higher self? The Ancient Mystery's thought so, and as a result much of the Masonic Symbolism expresses this as well, as Mark Passio discusses extensively in his work.
The word Compassion, has the word Compass in it, which is used to make a circle. Hence in Masonic Symbolism, the compass is on top of a perfectly balanced Square. Representing that we have come into ONENESS with our material experience, or animal nature, through Compassion and using our Emotions as a tool for Caring enough to take action; leading to the Mastery of Self, and the grounding of the higher self.
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| Compass on top of the square suggests in order to gain mastery of the material illusion we must unify with our true self, the "G" compassion (Generative Principle), a holistic loving perspective of all experience (material, mindal and spiritual) |
It is a feedback effect. We experience the sensations of our experience, then these sensations trigger symbolic reflections to us, which are the results of how we 'decided' to feel after an experience, which then triggers an emotional reaction. For example, the smell of coffee brewing, to a coffee drinker is a delightful experience, whereas to one who hates coffee, it is nauseating.
"We create our reality," is something we are developing a greater appreciation of, and in the aforementioned example, we create what we feel when smelling the coffee brewing based off our choices. And all of this is relevant to Self Mastery, because the Universe, or Eternal Essence, is choosing to experience, everything, for full realization (Real Eyes Ation, to make real through seeing what IS).
The 'bad' emotional states we create for ourselves are a result of our choices. We and the Universe agreed to create these 'painful' experiences so that we can make a greater choice, and RE-Member who we truly are, via free will. Progress is the watch word of the Universe.
P.A.I.N. = Pay Attention Inward Now. Look within and Alchemize, or transmute the inner RE-Presentation we have created for ourselves, and we will in turn, transmute this bad experience into a good one. And we will experience good emotions as a result, the Universe's way of saying.. "your on the right track!"
- Justin
Source - Occupy Corpratism
Susanne Posel
December 31, 2013
Psychologists at Aalto University (AU) in Finland have conducted a study to decipher where on the human body emotion manifests.
Most people describe having “butterflies in your stomach” or having “your heart race with excitement” when experiencing love.
Depression is described as having a “dampened” feeling in the “arms, legs and head”; while danger feels like “strong sensations in the chest area”.
Lauri Nummenmaa, lead author of the study and psychologist for the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science at AU, explains: “Our emotional system in the brain sends signals to the body so we can deal with our situation. Say you see a snake and you feel fear. Your nervous system increases oxygen to your muscles and raises your heart rate so you can deal with the threat. It’s an automated system. We don’t have to think about it.”
Scientists have disagreed on how each emotion distinctly manifests as physical patterns on the human body.
Nummenmaa gathered 700 volunteers to participate in this experiment .
Volunteers were shown 2 blank silhouettes of persons on a screen and asked to determine their emotions by painting the areas of the body that were stimulated by that emotion.
Nummenmaa said: “We could then help clinicians to more accurately differentiate between different types of [emotional] disorders. Our data show bodily sensations associated with different emotions are so specific that, in fact, they could at least in theory contribute significantly to the conscious feeling of the corresponding emotion.”
The study published is entitled, “Bodily Maps of Emotion” and uses “a topographical self-report tool to reveal that different emotional states are associated with topographically distinct and culturally universal bodily sensations; these sensations could underlie our conscious emotional experiences.”
Nummenmaa assumes that this “unique tool for emotion research” could be used to “provide a biomarker for emotional disorders.”
The study concludes that “are represented in the somatosensory system as culturally universal categorical somatotopic maps. Perception of these emotion-triggered bodily changes may play a key role in generating consciously felt emotions.”
Anotonio Damasio, professor of neuroscience and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI),commented : “Nummenmaa’s findings offer more support for what he’s been suggesting for years: Each emotion activates a distinct set of body parts, he thinks, and the mind’s recognition of those patterns helps us consciously identify that emotion.”
Damasio said: “People look at emotions as something in relation to other people. But emotions also have to do with how we deal with the environment — threats and opportunities.”
Paul Zak, chair of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, remarked that the findings of this study are “unimpressive” and that the “weak design” of the study failed to show “how emotions work” and “doesn’t prove a thing.”
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Keys to Living - Positive and Negative Knowledge: Fearlessness, Self Mastery and Healing the body
Perception is Everything
And we shape our perceived world by what we accept as knowledge or truth. Positive Knowledge is a concept you have developed that is an accurate reflection of your experience, or Data stream.Negative Knowledge is a concept you have developed that is an inaccurate reflection of your experience, or Data stream. Bruce Lipton and the following video presentation, is an absolutely fantastic allegory for how this works. As above so below is one of the key aspects of Natural Law; the law of Correspondence. In this post I will attempt to detail some of the foundational concepts behind how this works, and how we can use this knowledge to evolve and progress on earth.
The Power of Negative and Positive Knowledge
The entire universe is set up to have you acquire as much Positive Knowledge as possible. The way this is achieved is through experience, and your experience on earth is a product of the inner and outer boundary conditions set by your bodies geometry. Positive knowledge revealed by the choices and experience feels good, Negative Knowledge revealed by the friction between your experience and your rejection of it feels bad. Your BEing is a physical 3D body created through the loving mother earth (divine feminine) and the Spiritual indwelling of the Cosmic spark, or the father fragment. The mind is a product of the two, and a creation of your DOings and your BEing; in other words how much Positive Knowledge and Negative Knowledge you have acquired. Regardless of the words you want to use, the idea that your body is a geometrical house or temple for the soul is well established in many works through out the ages.
As Bruce Lipton details in this video, our cells are a perfect reflection of their environment and as a result the experiences gained in this environment shape and develop the cell and the gene's therein. Your genes are literally turned on and off by your environment and how you perceive it; how you choose to filter the Data. This is where Negative and Positive Knowledge come in. Positive Knowledge will create an expansive force on the consciousness aperture, if you will; the total amount of truth data you are capable of receiving. This is mirrored in the processes of the cell. The cell will change its physical structure based on the perception of the environment it is in. And if it does not have receptors for the data of the environment it will literally create new genes to then create proteins to receive more data; but only if the cell is capable of receiving the data or being in 'love'. Its very much like a feed back loop with electrical audio equipement.
Body Systems Transduce All Experience into Data Streams
As your knowledge increases your mind will create structures to then receive more truth, or positive knowledge. The mind is not within the brain, the brain is just a data transducer converting Data from the ALL source of within and without, into a physical data stream for your body to then absorb; the community of trillions of actualized cells. Think about it like grounding your experience into the community that is your body, each cell works in harmony with all the other cells to create your physical body, and they want to know about your experience. But what you send them, the signals you radiate biologically, are a reflection of your mindal beliefs; your knowledge base.
For example, imagine you are trying to read a book for the first time, but do not know how to read. Your mind will be unable to decode the letters and symbols into meaning, you lack Positive Knowledge. As you begin to learn how to read the Positive Knowledge expands your mind, filling it with greater potential for truth receptivity. And this also will provide you with a frame work for greater creative expression; a mindal geometry. Positive Knowledge will always enhance the totality of a BEing, causing greater caring (heart space) and greater wisdom expression; always acting in harmony with your higher self, and the ALL. Negative knowledge effects you in the same spheres, accept in the opposite direction. Your creative expression will be hindered, it will create chaos when used to create instead of wisdom, etc. Negative Knowledge will hinder your ability to receive the truth instead of expand it. And it will literally create physical effects in the body, disease, sickness, cancer, etc. Logically the reverse should be true for Positive Knowledge.
Your body produces Love and Fear chemicals which send signals to your cells. When your beliefs cause the data to be filtered so that you perceive your experience as 'bad' norepinephrine is produced causing the fight or flight response. This is the anger, fear, frustration, anxiety sensations we experience consciously within the body and ourselves. This is a REFLECTION of YOUR CHOICES AND PERCEPTIONS, your beliefs. This is where we can begin to develop tools to heal ourselves and expand our Positive Knowledge base, which naturally removes negative knowledge. Your emotions are a tool to show you the state of your knowledge base with respect to the data you are receiving at the time, and as a result if you are experiencing something 'bad' you can either run from it (creating more Negative knowledge and more bad emotions) or change your data base to embrace the Positive Knowledge inherent within.
Norepinephrine Fear
Emotions are a product of this mechanism of the Data Stream juxtaposed to your knowledge base. The data you receive is always the truth, and as such when it 'butts up against' your Negative Knowledge, 'friction' occurs causing negative emotions. When you reject an aspect of the Data, you are in fear. The universe creates the 'pain' response so that you can 'pull your hand out of the fire.'Again the choice is fear or love, do you receive the loving message from the universe to change your beliefs and remove the negative knowledge? Your brain responds by drawing blood away from the neocortex and into the limbic and reptilian centers, the centers for emotion and fight or flight. Causing you to act more emotionally instead of rationally. Fear literally perpetuates fear, and what cause fear is rejecting the truth about your experience.
Serotonin Love
Just as the rejection of data by fear creates friction, hindering your growth and creative expression, love, creates the opposite experience with respect to the data causing expansion, healing and growth. Remember Perspective is Everything. Your perspective is guided by the simple act of yes and no, receive the data or reject it. Therefore, as you embrace the truth which you are swimming in at every moment, you expand, and grow becoming more receptive to it.
How can this help you in your life?
The entire creation and Universe is set up for the simple purpose of allowing you to find yourself by your free will choices and grow into each new sphere of experience, by those choices. This is accomplished by choosing what experiences you create (places, people, activities, etc) and how you choose to receive the data of your experience (with a full open loving heart or with a closed fearful heart).
When experiencing anger, fear and frustration, take a step back and ask yourself "what choices have I made with regard to my beliefs that are causing me to see this experience in this way?" I keep a note book handy or often have internal dialogs to help facilitate this process.
Bruce outlines all the hard data to back up the conceptual frame work for this method. The method is simple, but what makes it hard to fully actualize is all the small and subtle choices we have made along the way to reject our self created experiences. Once we embrace the full truth, by relecting back with an earnest desire to distill the truth, it will transform us and reveal our full purpose in not only this life, but the great beyond.
- Justin
Published on Apr 16, 2012
The Biology of Belief: An Interview with Dr. Bruce Lipton
From : May/ June 2005
BL: The new mechanism of evolution suggested by the new biology you describe in your book is one that
consists of repeating patterns of self-similarity; it is a pattern based upon fractal geometry*. The
significance of fractals is that they represent basic patterns that are iterated (repeated) over and over
again. If you can recognize a pattern at one level of the structure you can apply that awareness to
understand the patterns throughout the whole structure.
LG: Right, like the Fibonacci patterns** found in nature?
BL: Right, so basically the evolution of human civilization is self-similar the evolution of a single giant organism. We are *humans are the cells in that ' social' organism. The relevance is that human civilization will evolve through the phases that characterized the evolution of animals, Human civilization will go through evolutionary phases that are redundant to previous evolution patterns. For example, in
the evolution of vertebrate animals, the pattern provided for fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and
mammals, an evolutionary jump occurred between each of these major classes of organisms, Civilization
is in the process of such a jump now, as we are evolving from a reptilian-based civilization to a
mammalian-based civilization. The intellectual character of our culture's leadership is currently most
similar to that of reptilian behavior. And yet more advanced mammalian characters yourself and myself
are in the process of rewriting a new blueprint for civilization, different from the way we are living now.
Reptiles are 'conscious,' and do not express the trait of 'self-consciousness.' What that means is that
they live for the moment but they have no conception or vision about how their actions today affect
civilization tomoorow.
To read the whole interview please follow the link below.
http://www.brucelipton.com/files/theb...
http://www.brucelipton.com/biology-of...
From : May/ June 2005
BL: The new mechanism of evolution suggested by the new biology you describe in your book is one that
consists of repeating patterns of self-similarity; it is a pattern based upon fractal geometry*. The
significance of fractals is that they represent basic patterns that are iterated (repeated) over and over
again. If you can recognize a pattern at one level of the structure you can apply that awareness to
understand the patterns throughout the whole structure.
LG: Right, like the Fibonacci patterns** found in nature?
BL: Right, so basically the evolution of human civilization is self-similar the evolution of a single giant organism. We are *humans are the cells in that ' social' organism. The relevance is that human civilization will evolve through the phases that characterized the evolution of animals, Human civilization will go through evolutionary phases that are redundant to previous evolution patterns. For example, in
the evolution of vertebrate animals, the pattern provided for fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and
mammals, an evolutionary jump occurred between each of these major classes of organisms, Civilization
is in the process of such a jump now, as we are evolving from a reptilian-based civilization to a
mammalian-based civilization. The intellectual character of our culture's leadership is currently most
similar to that of reptilian behavior. And yet more advanced mammalian characters yourself and myself
are in the process of rewriting a new blueprint for civilization, different from the way we are living now.
Reptiles are 'conscious,' and do not express the trait of 'self-consciousness.' What that means is that
they live for the moment but they have no conception or vision about how their actions today affect
civilization tomoorow.
To read the whole interview please follow the link below.
http://www.brucelipton.com/files/theb...
http://www.brucelipton.com/biology-of...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
You are a Conduit of Truth: Embrace your True Self and Purpose
Carmelle is the Host of Spiral Journey, on the 5d Media Network. She has a wonderful perspective and insight into our collective reality relating to Numerology, Astrology, and Intuitive divination of personal experience.
This latest post by her has many amazing nuggets to distill and contemplate.
Source - The Empress of Time
You already ARE Creator BEing. Therefore, YOU are the energetic conduit. With a little more practice trusting yourSelf Now, you'll be able to make your way out of the Illusion and onto a path of ease and flow with Self empowering regularity. Which means that your alignment will Allow the perfect people and opportunities to flow into your world to co-create more JOY.
*take a few breaths and readjust your stance so that you are gently floating on your feet, with unlocked knees in a comfortable position. This may takes a few moments- but when it opens, it will be unmistakable, and you won't even be aware of your body parts- it will meld into a feeling of One part.
You're going to laugh! And you will be eager to "talk" to yourSelf again and again... :)
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The key to life in this realm of reality is to be self centered. Not in an egocentric way, for egocentric self centeredness requires external monarchy or policing of reality. TRUE self centeredness, wherein the self is a dynamic living expansion of consciousness, ever unfolding and changing, is the key. The I AM self, once fully actualized will reach a state of enlightenment; one of allowance and internal monarchy. "The kingdom of god is within you," is suggesting one must have mastery of the self, to be in harmony with the outside world.
The self is infinite, and it will always be seeking to expand egocentric views we attempt to maintain. This is why we are constantly offered negative emotions (when acting egocentrically), they are the universe guiding us or suggesting to us that we have 'put our flag down' or stopped doing the inner work of expansion. The self is infinite and grand, anything less is just small potatoes.
Source - Purpose Fairy
“I love myself…I love you. I love you…I love myself.” ~ Rumi
There is no greater love than self love.
As you begin to embrace and accept yourself fully, you will be able to embrace and accept the world around you fully.
We give what we have and the more love we have for ourselves, the more love we will be able to give to those around us.
True love starts with you. If it flows through you abundantly, it will flow back to you abundantly.
Give more of it to yourself and you will have more to give to others.
What I will share with you today is a list of 10 magical things that start to happen as you begin to love yourself.
1. Authenticity
“As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
2. Respect
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.
3. Maturity
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.
4. Self-confidence
As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
5. Simplicity
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.
6. Love of oneself
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.
7. Modesty
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.
8. Fulfillment
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.
9. Wisdom of the heart
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
10. Knowing
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!” ~ (attributed to) Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday: As I Began to Love Myself.
Are you ready and willing to start loving yourself more and more each day? What is one thing you will do today to move yourself in that direction? You can share your comment by joining the conversation in the comment section below
Photo Credit goes to my beautiful friend Delphine at DelphineLeriche.Photography
With all my love,
This latest post by her has many amazing nuggets to distill and contemplate.
- Justin
Source - The Empress of Time
It's Time for Creator BEings to Know that they are natural conduits for Universal frequencies.
Alex Gray
YOU are ALWAYS Connected to the All That IS....
Many, many individuals are discovering this Now. The collective has been calling for, and is now ready for the wave of information that is the impetus of the mass Awakening which is spreading across the planet in more and more obvious ways. Activities of this Truth is evident all around the planet.
If you are reading this- YOU are Now actively a part of this movement toward the Balance and RE-alignment of Earth Humanity's collective Vision for Unity Consciousness, as an aspect of Creator BEing. Welcome to New Earth....and, if there's is anything that we can do to assist your Journey, please to not hesitate to ASK OUT LOUD. :)
With all Humility, (i) offer this to newcomers especially- but also to seasoned practitioners of Presence in Physical form. We can never have enough "tools" for maintaing our balance and equilibrium in our Eternal expansion as One. If this were not SO, there wouldn't assistance and information that validates this everywhere you LOOK. And, today- you looked HERE.
So, to assist those who are still reticent to Know their Infinite Presence, i offer this simple Tool.
A few years ago, on a wintery day, I was standing in the sun in a big picture window. I thought
that i was only there to take a break and absorb a little sunshine- but, what i got was much much more.
As i stood in a relaxed "dancers position", breathing and observing the silence, the warmth of the sun on me, i noticed that my body began to respond to the thoughts that came and went in between. I say "in between", because when i was in observation mode- i was was gently gliding side to side in a very comfortable figure 8.....a rocking flow of pain-free, thought-free - Neutral Harmony.
As i had a thought- the sway of my body changed....apparently, i had entered a space of connection and was opened to energetic response indicator- and my body leaned either forward, or , backward in response to the thought i was having. In delight, i asked questions- to which my body (as long as i kept my shin elevated and knees unlocked) responded with either a forward lean for YES, or a backward lean of NO. I also noted that when the question was ambiguous- or needed to be broken down for clarity of an answer- it would center and rock only very barely. When my meditation and inquiry "session" was done, i was lunged quickly forward, and more forcefully, off my balanced and floaty stance. AND, i also notice that my body felt clear and energized.
For BEings who are just coming up to the line of Self guidance and empowerment, this is a technique for re-alignment that works so very well for getting into the Now groove and discovering your own Eternal Knowing at work in your Time experience, just standing right where you are.
For those who are proficient with muscle testing via the closed finger resistance method- you may be familiar with this type of validation method.
And, for those who have mastered the inner Knowing of instantaneous information and guidance- this exercise will just be a nice relaxing rocking of yourSelf in the warm and Loving embrace of Love, and can fortify your practice of inner Clarity and telepathic abilities, and elevate your physical energy levels as you stand where you are, anytime.
This simple practice brings immediate connection and easily accessible way to tap into your Source of Truth as an introductory exercise for getting the feel of your own natural energetic gift of Truth discernment, and a technique to fall back on in moments of imbalance for quick whole Presence re-alignment.
STANDING CONDUIT Meditation/Excercise:
If you can do this bare-footie, on the Mother- the more powerful and reenergizing this is. But, this works well indoors with shoes on, too, once you get the hang of it. Do this a few times barefoot, undisturbed to get your baseline and confidence...then you can take it out and about with you.
*stand with your feet in approximate alignment with your shoulders- toes slightly pointed outward; relax your arms at your sides.
*unlock your knees, and bounce a little to get comfy and find your perfect position where nothing on your body is calling your attention....
* elevate your chin slightly - this is KEY to opening the physical channel alignment.
* close your eyes (optional), and relax and BREATHE , and as you release the tension in your body it will begin to slightly sway side to side and then into a gentle figure 8 motion....gently sway in this circular 8 pattern- back and forth for a few minutes to enJoy relief.
When you have "opened" by relaxing, you will notice that as you have a thought - a question- inner mutterings- your BODY will begin to respond to your inner talk and it will either lean forward or backward....this is quite unmistakable. YOU have become a pendulum.
This back and forth is your indicator mechanism engaging. FORWARD= positive (yes) , and BACKWARD = negative (no)
Hovering in center with no motion indicates that you either didn't ask a clear question, or use the right words- relax, and mentally restate your inquiry.
When you have no further inquiries, you can just sway in silence for a while, and when your Higher Self is done recharging your TimeSelf presence, and it's Time to re-engage into your outer world/classroom, the energy flowing through your body will lunge you forward and push you off your center as if it's saying "Now, go out there and BE Love !"
You're going to laugh! And you will be eager to "talk" to yourSelf again and again... :)
When you get used to doing this it you will get faster at it, will Trust yourSelf more, and will begin to "hear" thoughts that make your Heart actually resonate.
And then, you can walk around like that naturally....calling it in ANYTIME you want.
Like, when the doctor is standing there telling you somehting that you don't understand- just hold your focus on your body and let the swaying of it talk to you--- it will never lie to you.
If it says no- it's really NO.
If it says no- it's really NO.
You may not understand the details of WHY at that moment - just trust it, and ask to Know "why" when it's appropriate and you are ready to absorb that data- while you remember that:
#1- It's All going to work out perfectly for everyone- somehow!
With this practice, you have given your Self permission to STOP, and clarify anything that you are currently experiencing with this undeniable body-talk method. Focus on your preferences, NOT your obstacles, and have Knowing in this, that you will be guided appropriately, step by step by step, and with the Love that IS the basis of the Universe.
Until the Next,
I hold the image that-
No matter where you go, or what you are doing, or who you are with- may it be your dominant intention to LOOK for and SEE the Joy and Expansion that you are wanting in your Life, AND may you attract only those Beings, both physical and non-physical, that ARE in Harmony with your Joyful Expansion in co-creative exuberance.
In Love-
as Ever,
Carm
10 Magical Things That Start to Happen as You Begin to Love Yourself
The self is infinite, and it will always be seeking to expand egocentric views we attempt to maintain. This is why we are constantly offered negative emotions (when acting egocentrically), they are the universe guiding us or suggesting to us that we have 'put our flag down' or stopped doing the inner work of expansion. The self is infinite and grand, anything less is just small potatoes.
- Justin
Source - Purpose Fairy
“I love myself…I love you. I love you…I love myself.” ~ Rumi
There is no greater love than self love.
As you begin to embrace and accept yourself fully, you will be able to embrace and accept the world around you fully.
We give what we have and the more love we have for ourselves, the more love we will be able to give to those around us.
True love starts with you. If it flows through you abundantly, it will flow back to you abundantly.
Give more of it to yourself and you will have more to give to others.
What I will share with you today is a list of 10 magical things that start to happen as you begin to love yourself.
1. Authenticity
“As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
2. Respect
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.
3. Maturity
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.
4. Self-confidence
As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
5. Simplicity
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.
6. Love of oneself
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.
7. Modesty
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.
8. Fulfillment
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.
9. Wisdom of the heart
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
10. Knowing
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!” ~ (attributed to) Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday: As I Began to Love Myself.
Are you ready and willing to start loving yourself more and more each day? What is one thing you will do today to move yourself in that direction? You can share your comment by joining the conversation in the comment section below
Photo Credit goes to my beautiful friend Delphine at DelphineLeriche.Photography
With all my love,
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