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posted by: Stephanie 07/14/2001, 23:05:43 |
Dear Linda, Thank you for your message. I think you must be further along in the jouney than I am. I have not managed to get to the point where I love myself unconditionally. I still "beat myself up" feeling inadequate and guilty. In those minutes when I fully focus on unconditional love I am blissfully joyful. Usually this enough for a whole day of goodwill to the world. It would be better for my own peace if I could just accept this with gratitude. But it seems to be my nature to be introspective and questioning. So having found an excellent answer to my problems I have to look the gift horse in the mouth! You are right that this is difficult and I can see that the answer is to just let go and love myself unconditionally. But I enjoy "navel gazing" and thinking about the nature of the universe and how I fit into it. I am fine doing this for a while. Then the negative circular thoughts creep in; "you are basically just self-satisfied and egocentric. How can you be happy when the world is full of suffering? Feeling guilty? Now you are being self-indulgent. What makes you so important in the scheme of things?" Luckily this line of thought never lasts too long as I soon start laughing at myself. I am insignificantly small and unimportant and at the same time I am a piece of matter that thinks; that is alive and conscious. A truly amazing and wonderful thing to be. And this is what all people in the universe are (and any where else there might be), all my brothers and sisters. I love you all. (Great. At this moment I love myself too! It would be illogical not to. Now all I have to do is make it last) Love Stephanie. |
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