The Importance of “Love of Self”!!

RED SUNSET

This post is dedicated to my sister and all the sisters around the world.

I recently received a book from a good friend and author Marla Martenson. The book is entitled ADVENTURES IN MANIFESTING* LOVE AND ONENESS. She is one of 32 authors that contributed a chapter to this book. I am grateful to Marla for the gift of friendship as well as introducing me to some very interesting books out there. This is one of them.

There is a chapter by a wonderfully articulate writer by the name of Sherrie Rose.

I find myself wanting to share her take on SELF-LOVE.

In my opinion it is a topic of discussion that can benefit more individuals than any of us realize.

What is self love or love of self ?

“ Love of self is a dynamic expression. The emotional attributes of love of self are expressed in these ways: kindness, benevolence, discipline, awe, beauty, harmony, compassion, endurance, ambition, humility, and self leadership.” You can add some of your own attributes to Sherrie's list.

Self love is an energetic force that we can express in our daily living. I know I am drawn to those individuals who express their self love daily. I know from reading other books related to spirituality that there are high energy states of existence as well as low energy states. When we express our love of self we are in a high energy state. To be in a high energy state means we are vibrating at a faster rate. The higher the frequency, the closer we are to spiritual energy. This translates into our feeling lighter rather than heavier. In the lower frequencies, we find shortages and problems. When we are in a higher energy state, we attract that which we desire. We are able to connect to the power of intention, which is a unified field of energy that intends everything into existence. Everything in the universe has intent built into it. Every aspect of nature has intention built into it. The caterpillar becomes a butterfly through this powerful energy. We are, as living beings, a part of nature too.

“Having a belief system that denies your connection to intention is the only way you're unable to access the power of intention from the infinite field”. Lacking self love you can be “convinced you're unworthy of enjoying the field of all possibilities, then you radiate this kind of low energy. This will, in fact, become your attracted energy pattern, and you'll send messages to the universe that you're unworthy of receiving the unlimited abundance of the originating Spirit. Soon you'll act on this inner conviction of self-disrespect. You'll regard yourself as separate from the possibility of receiving the loving support of the originating field of intention, and you'll stop the flow of that energy into your life. Why? All because you see yourself as unworthy. This disrespect alone is sufficient to impede the arrival of your intentions into your life”.(Wayne Dyer:Power of Intention)

Dr. Andrew Weil, known for Integrative Medicine techniques, explains that in Evolutionary Psychology (the combination of two sciences -- evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology), it is a theory that we are programmed to experience some depression in our lives as it motivates a state of inward focus necessary for our own growth. In my opinion I do believe this. From my own experience, I felt some depression in my 20s. I kept a journal and documented my thoughts when I felt alone and disconnected from everyone and everything. For me it was a time of introspection.

In concluding, I would like to say that the topic of self love is one worthy of research by all of us. It is not taught in schools yet each of us faces our own expression of self love or the lack of it as we grow in years. If we do our self directed homework on this topic we can overcome much of the self inflicted suffering we experience. Joy from within is our birthright.