Are you listening and believing that inner voice of self-hate? The same one that says you are “not enough, not good enough, not doing enough, must do more”, etc. How do you stop listening to this voice? what are your tools? What do you listen to instead? Once I discover I am in this self-destructive… Continue reading “Not good enough”
Tag: present moment
Recognize-Replace-Repeat
So you know how our mind constantly chats away in the background. Pay attention to what all is being said. The “you” voices, the “I am” voices. Most times these seem all over the place, but if we pay close attention, they can be categorized into two types. A positive/encouraging/cheerleader, and a negative/degrading/beating me up… Continue reading Recognize-Replace-Repeat
The inner critic
At first we may not notice this inner voice of criticism. In the early parts of our spiritual journey we start to recognize its existence and may find it shocking, the vile that it projects toward us. The most common ones for me are these “you are a failure”, ” you have too much to… Continue reading The inner critic
The observer effect
We are such a beautiful stew/melting pot/potpourri of human-karma-spirit-observer-consciousness. Human me is bound to karma, ego, conditioning and generational trauma hurt. If I see myself as human only, the suffering would be unsurmountable! I would live in that place of hell and fire where I would be incapable of holding my own emotions and blame… Continue reading The observer effect
The one person
Once we make self-care and self-love and self-need first and foremost, the path to helping, caring for and loving others in the most authentic way will open up by itself. I have always been someone who has put the safety, comfort, happiness and ease of others prior to mine. I have felt that if I… Continue reading The one person
The Four Pillars I lean on
The four pillars I lean on in my life are these- Awaken, Trust, Transform and Live. Awaken to “this, here, now”. The present moment is all there is. This is where life has brought me the experience I need to observe. I am only here to observe the experience. Awaken to what is here now.… Continue reading The Four Pillars I lean on
Higher Mind-Lower Mind
In his book-Meditation, Ivan Antic states that the mind is virtual reality, and as such a really useful tool. In the diagram above, he states how the consciousness of mind is always connected with a level of understanding of the nature of reality. in order to understand the nature of reality, we firstly need to… Continue reading Higher Mind-Lower Mind
Spiritual squalor to spiritual abundance
In a recent meditation when I asked for guidance on understanding why some humans choose to suffer emotionally and inflict suffering onto other humans who choose to remain in their lives; the words “Spiritual squalor” became apparent. The noun “squalor” is defined as- the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result… Continue reading Spiritual squalor to spiritual abundance