The issue in finding love that is good for you derives 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 excuse and have compassion for yourself is to not have forgiveness and compassion for others created from the same source. What’s this source? Call it what you will , all matter comes from energy and all energy comes from Source. Leave the scientists and non secular thought leaders left to their devices to try and explain that. You target your relationship, to self and to source.
As we become more totally welcoming of ourselves, having the intimate relationship that recognizes the dark and light of who you are, you’ll bring more love into your life. Loving is exposed and the challenge is to be vulnerable to oneself first. It’s a frightening 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 achieve. When you have a dear friend who is being so self-critical, do you inspire and attest that criticism or do you remind them that they are human just like everyone else? Do you tell them to be gentle with themselves, thus 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 professional. It took some practice and some falls and scrapes. For what it’s worth, after many years of riding a cycle, I continue to managed to have some rather evil falls and run into parked automobiles when I was not looking.
If you will be that supportive in your expression of compassion and love 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, continue to learn, 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 occurs when you give up fully. Exhaustion is something you create through negative thinking and self-criticism. Find energy in your optimism and your thirst for journey and the journey of learning that life brings to you.
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