This week’s spiritual homework is being affectionate with yourself You can change how you feel Some people have spent so many years degrading themselves that to suddenly be affectionate will feel strange or downright wrong. Some may even say I cannot change how I feel about myself. Well, I can say they are wrong. You can change whatever you want to change. I changed myself and how I felt about myself, the world, and the universe. I did the homework……
Three people who lacked self-love. They forgot that love is contagious. In the last few years, I have had the privilege of being with three loved ones as they faced the end of their lives. Two died in their senior years, and one, decades too soon. As each one reflected on their lives, such as the mistakes they thought they had made, the things they wish they had done and didn’t, as well as things they wish they hadn’t done…..
How is love described? Love is described in the dictionary as an intense feeling of deep affection. Now how is friendship described? Friendship is described as a state of enduring affection, esteem, intimacy, and trust between two people. Affection, esteem, intimacy, and trust. I think those words defiantly describe how I see love – at least for now. We look for others to show us affection, esteem or intimacy, or trust so that we know we are not as bad as our…..
Self Love Matters! One lacked in self-love. Self-love matters! I want to tell you a story about two people who appeared identical in every way. That is until they hit a very rough period in their lives that shook them to their core. Now one of them felt that if only this or that could happen, she could be happy. Then she could feel safe again. First, she would play over and over in her head everything that had happened……
Late Bloomers & Self-Love This week’s inspiration is C.S. Lewis’s quote, “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream. I am a late bloomer Self-love taught me to be a late bloomer. I have redefined myself many times. I got my perfect job as a senior producer in TV at the age of 40 after being gone from NYC for four years. I switched careers again when I came out of the spiritual closet and…..
A Loving Heart Inspiration We all have an open, loving heart. Unfortunately, as we grow up, it tends to close down a bit or have walls put around it. It does not matter where you were born or where you were raised. We tend to learn to hide our hearts and only share them with a few. I have met the most loving people who suddenly shut down when they see a person doing something they do not approve of. A…..
This week’s inspiration is a list Who is on the list Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Stephen King, Jim Carey, and Walt Disney are all on the list that inspires me. Not for what they have done but what they all overcame. From being told they were not good enough by publishers- Stephen King – to not having enough imagination – Walt Disney – they all rose above their past. The list proves that hard Times define us The hard times…..
Big Changes Happening This week’s video inspiration is a Buddha saying, “Everything changes; nothing remains without change.” I highlight how we are going through significant disruptions in social justice, voting rights, women’s rights, gay rights, black rights, gun rights. Everything is up in the air with change. I have faith that we will come out of this period with more inclusion, more stable and expanded rights, and frankly more love, compassion, and acceptance. We Can Participate In Change “Everything changes; nothing remains…..
Lacking in Self-Love When I helped three people face the end of their lives, they all had the same regret. They were of different generations and lived different lives, but they all had the same regret: They wished they loved themselves more. I, too, lacked self-love, and after years of reading and doing spiritual, metaphysical, and personal growth work, I finally decided to get to the root of the problem. – My lack of self-love. I was learning that self-love…..
Self-love vs. Lack of Self-love This video shares what happens when two people go through tough times and how they handle it differently. Both cry and yell at the universe for the dark times. Both feel alone during the tough times, but the sameness ends there. It becomes a story highlighting that self-love matters. Lack of Self-love The woman lacking self-love ends her evening crawling into a ball and feeling all alone in her despair. When she awakens the next…..
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