Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk vulnerability. To expose your feelings is to risk rejection. To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To go […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
by Kim Nerburn
Most of us have some corner where we cannot forgive ourselves. Sometimes it is obvious: the mother who leaves her child unattended for a moment and the child wanders into the street and suffers a terrible death; the son who refuses to speak to his parents for years and realizes his errors only […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Picture the artichoke, whose tender heart is surrounded by the protection the universe gives it in the form of hard, prickly leaves.
Picture your heart, the place where that same universe, call it Eternity, or God, same thing, speaks to us. Picture your heart surrounded by the layers of hard, prickly protection that we have all […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Only when you have looked into your past can you ever truly walk away freely from it and consciously be in the present.
Only when you know that you are here in the present can you begin to read the directions that lead to the future.
Only when the past and present merge harmoniously and become one […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Ok there is a short version to this and a long version…the short version is I want to recommend the latest book I have been deeply affected by. The book is called "The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance and Dreams by Debbie Ford. It has literally opened my eyes […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
How much does fear control your life? Fear can be a very debilitating treacherous emotion. There is a healthy level of fear that we all need for basic survival but some people literally let fear rule their lives. This can take a person to the ‘depths of hell’ so to speak and keep you […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
The Higher Self is that part of you that connects you directly to the spiritual realms. It is eternal, infinitely wise and transcends our everyday consciousness. It is in touch with the Divine because it is part of it. Attaining knowledge of the Higher Self and its depths of inner wisdom, is the goal of […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Life’s Choices
We cannot change the way we were
Or the things already done
The paths we walked
The way we talked
Or decisions that we made
As time goes by we have the choice
To let some memories fade
No need to carry our mistakes
Or try to make amends
We have the gift within us
To be rid of our dead weight
We have the […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Give your presence, laugh, dance and sing together.
Listen from a heart space, encourage, understand.
Allow them to love themselves, ask their opinions.
Learn from them, say YES as often as possible.
Say NO when necessary, honor their No’s.
Apologize, touch gently, build lots of blanket forts.
Open up, fly kites together.
Lighten up, believe in the possibilities.
Read books out loud, create […]
Posted in Love Yourself First on Jan 30th, 2008
Over the last few years, as I’ve grown spiritually, I’ve discovered that letting others hurt me, and excusing them, hurt them as well. My intentions were to make them feel better about themselves. I was trying to reflect the Divinity within me by loving unconditionally. When my friends would snap at me, I’d tell myself […]