Today, I think of self love as though I am walking through a door into a great, big hall; but when I expect to find that love there, the room just feels like an empty void. I know what should be there, for example, a big, welcoming fire in a comforting hearth, keeping the space warm and comfortable, just a simple space that I can feel safe in, yet the expectation of it being there is like opening a door to an black abyss.
What helps me enjoy the pleasing space I know in my soul exists, is remembering that my breath is the key to unlocking the love that lives forever in my heart. I go to this warm, comforting space by inhaling the air filled with an abundance of unconditional love and I exhale satisfaction, faith and the innate knowledge that I already am everything I need to be in this moment.
With all the love and comfort my hearth has to offer,
yours,
Amen Duh
My question to you is, how do you find acceptance for the mistakes you have made either while in a state of panic or by simple mistake because of carelessness?
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Do you find it easy being compassionate to yourself?
Finding acceptance in my mistakes is related to how those mistakes continue to affect my life, and the life of the people around me. Unless I've worked to correct my mistakes they'll remain a source of negativity and I'll be unable to effectively use them for personal growth. So acknowledging that I've messed up is only the first step. If acceptance is being able to live with a mistake then resolution is necessary. I'm really bad at resolution though. Often, being self aware is not enough to escape the feelings of doubt, fear, and shame that people usually associate with the mistakes we've made.
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Wow, well said! Thank you for your insightful reply, it reminds me of an afterthought I had regarding trust. Can I trust myself to place my happiness and well being in my own hands? Forgiveness and acceptance, as you've identified are only the beginning, it's with rigorous discipline that I feel a tremendous need to be reminded that to have faith is to allow fear to dissipate. This is where I am at, a balancing act between having faith and being afraid of suffering. As acceptance is the first step, I'm curious to explore what follows and what I can do to maintain serenity as I venture forth throughout and beyond this existence.
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Personal growth is not easy. My biggest issue is not having a supportive community. I do think personal perception is a big part of the equation though. How we have been condition to react to situations and and how we chose to feel. Our actions and reactions are not always justifiable, weather or not we believe they are. That's something I have to learn over the years.
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You said it brother!
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I did! I did!
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