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| 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.
