What
is it that so many people are searching for? Why are so many of us
looking, searching, reading, meditating, watching videos,
volunteering, being mindful, processing information, praying, not
praying, cleansing their chakras, going to seminars, buying
expensive programs, searching the web, trying to find the key to becoming a better version
of themselves, and so on, and so on, and so on?
There
are several answers, however, the one you
are most likely searching for is the one at the tip of your fingers –
just barely out of reach. Why you ask? The answer is just to
simple. We as humans tend to over complicate things. Especially
when those things are simple.
When
you boil all of this down to it's simplest form you end up with a
couple of main questions. The first main question is – Why? Why
can't I get ahead? Why am I stuck at a dead end job? Why does
everyone else have _______ and I don't?
The
second set of questions goes something like this -
What's
my purpose or life path? I feel like I was born for something greater
than this, so – where is it? I just know there is something
more.....well, more.
So
with all of these questions rattling around in our brains we turn to
those who we think will provide all the answers in their book or
program in exchange for a hefty purchase price. Sure there are tons
of free webinars, articles, audio's & meetings to choose from on
this topic. Although these can be helpful & informative, they
never truly get down to the nitty gritty and you're left to continue
your search feeling alone and broken.
You.
Are. Not. Broken. There is nothing wrong with you or your energy,
your aura, your meditation process, your energetic signature, your
prayers or lack there of, your job, your spouse, or your dog or your
but. I don't promote buying into those expensive programs, books, classes
& audios. You could listen to them a million times and not change
one single bit, or you could listen to them 1 time and be forever
changed. Sometimes it's not the message or the messenger. Sometimes
its not them. Sometimes, its you.
The
point here is that when you are ready it won't matter who is speaking
or what you are reading or listening to. When you are ready for the
message, the message will find you. Perhaps it will find you in a
song, a letter, a book, a movie or in a conversation with a stranger
in the check-out line of the Circle-K.
Like
I said before, the answer is simple. So simple, it's almost
impossible for our brains to Not make it all complicated.
Yes,
the answer is different for everyone (not really). The answer comes
to everyone in different ways. It comes in many different words,
languages, thoughts, feelings and so on. Sometimes it even comes in
the form of something that appears to be negative or unexpected. The point here is that
if you are open to receiving the answer, it will show up.
With
so many different perspectives out there it's hard to know which
one(s) are the real deal. The thing to know here is that most of them are
saying mostly the same thing.
They
are saying: Love your self.
Love. Your. Self.
Love yourself unconditionally with joy & passion.
Love
yourself enough to:
forgive
yourself & forgive others – often,
pamper
yourself & pamper others,
listen,
pray, sleep late, wake up early, sit in silence,
be
considerate, donate your time, donate some cash,
eat
right, eat cake, play hooky, watch the sunrise,
be
at peace, find your bliss, live in the moment,
experience
joy, gratitude, eat chocolate, drink wine,
drink
water, live in the moment, day dream & dance in the rain.
I'm
sure you've heard that you should love your neighbor as you love
yourself. Let us take a closer look at that.
You
can't possibly love your neighbor very much if you don't love
yourself very much. Loving yourself isn't selfish. Well.... maybe
it is. However, it's a good kind of selfish. After all, if you don't love yourself, how will you ever love anyone
else or receive love from another person or even “love your
neighbor”? People can only give or receive love to the depth that
they have experienced love themselves.
Humor
me for just a minute and list the top 5 things you love-
1._______________________
2._______________________
3._______________________
4._______________________
5._______________________
Now, you probably listed things like: your children, your parents, your
pets, money, cars, houses, foods, friends, careers, etc...
The big question is, did you put yourself on that list?
Think
about that for a while. Explore and discover why you included
yourself or why you didn't. Don't beat yourself up and don't be
critical. Be kind to yourself and don't take any shit from that
negative little voice in your head.
