Kathy Bradley Newsletter ~
JANUARY 2012
Self-love
is the Answer
When we think of love we generally see images of red
shaped hearts, strangers kissing and embracing,
someone special we care about, and perhaps even a
beautifully wrapped gift. These images of love are
precious. Society has done a remarkable task in
shaping our view of what love is or what love looks
like. It has assiduously crafted imprints in our
minds that love exists externally outside of
ourselves. Seek love and we will find love, has been
our antidote for love.
With this goal in mind we embark on a life journey
to find that love we so long desire, with our
deepest hope that when we do find it this love will
complete us and fulfill us in every way possible.
For
most of us, the love we crave for we intrinsically
seek from our families and friends; the people who
have the closest ties to us including our parents,
siblings, grandparents, relatives, and partners.
After all, if our families and friends, bonded by
blood and oath, do not love us unconditionally
through thick and thin then who will?
For some of us, this answer may lie
outside our circle of families and friends and
within our own communities and religions. Organized
interest groups can become our closest of kin. We
seek love from these entities to preserve our sense
of belonging and to garner stability in our times of
change and desolation.
For the
rest of us far and in between, we seek the love we need
from our material existence. It is through our
belongings - our financial assets - including our home,
vehicle, money, and attire, which provide us with the
love force and life force to sustain our livelihood.
What if what is encouraged of us to do to
seek love and we will find love may yet leave us feeling
unfulfilled and incomplete when we believe we have found
love? Do we start to ponder could there exist another
path to real love?
To this
question, Oscar Wild offered the answer, "To love
oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
The notion of falling in love with
oneself, or self-love, may be interpreted as a sign of
vanity. However, a closer look and understanding of what
it means to fall in love with oneself can ultimately be
the Holy Grail we are all seeking for on our path of
love.
Self-love, unlike other aspects of love, lies internally
within ourselves rather than externally outside of us.
We simply need to connect to this source of love inside
of us without needing to go beyond ourselves to find it.
Self-love is a lifelong journey but a journey when
travelled with great consciousness and sincerity it can
lead us to that pure genuine love we have sought for
since the beginning of time.
When we
seek the love we desire and rightfully deserve from
within we take on the power to experience fully a kind
of love that is meaningful, unconditional, and eternal.
Self-love is the seed that when conscientiously
nourished, becomes the tree of life with roots and
branches effortlessly reaching out to touch all goodness
of life. In this process, we become embodied with
Oneness through self-love.
The
source of self-love is well planted during our
childhood. With each breath, each laughter, each wonder,
and each triumph, we fortify our sense of self-esteem.
Along with our self-assuranceour gestures of confidence,
authenticity, and innocence illuminate our world. This
is a time when we naturally trust our instinct. We
believe we can fly. We say what is in our hearts. Our
early childhood experiences and memories of our
worthiness, greatness, and courageousness form the inner
anchor where we continue to find solace and to stay
grounded amid life's uncertainty and change in
adulthood.
Our
source of self-love gets tested and challenged over our
lifetime. Our voice may be drowned out by the noise of
our daily existence. Our laughter may no longer deem
appropriate. Our sense of wonder may no longer be
appreciated. Our triumph may no longer be enough. Under
such milieu, our connection to self-love easily gets
disconnected as we become deaf, blinded, and muted by
the trifling worries, doubts, and fears we have created
for ourselves. Compounded with our insecurities, our
multitude of responsibilities, commitments, and
expectations all swiftly consume the minutes of our day.
Technology in the name of progress and convenience
compels us to be in quick, instant, and connected mode
at all times. Rest, sleep, and play seemingly become a
bonus more so than a choice.
For
self-love to flourish under today¡¦s societal demands,
we need to be bold, to take a stand, and to walk the
path that our inner wisdom guides us to take, despite
all the noise and drama telling us otherwise. To love
ourselves we embrace who we are and what comes may. Only
time knows what the future holds so follow the compass
of our hearts: Trust. How we spend our time and who we
spend it with matters: Laugh. Our courage to take a leap
of faith into the unknown is our greatest cornerstone
for transformation: Grow. It is perfect not to know
everything and perfection is an illusion: Discover. What
we are fully capable of is beyond our own imagination:
Awaken. Success is a life authentically and purposefully
lived: Self-love is the answer.
In this
New Year let us be children where self-love is as
inherent as the air we breathe. Let us connect to our
internal love source filled with pure potentiality to
bless us throughout the year. Let us sing. Let us dance.
Let us rejoice in the love we graciously merit and give
to ourselves. Let this self-love within us radiate the
peace and happiness we feel onto the world. Let us unite
and humbly affirm:
*I love
myself; I am honest and true to my soul.
*I love
myself; I listen to and take care of my body.
*I love myself; I speak kindly and compassionately to
me.
*I love myself; I allow my beauty to shine and radiate.
*I love myself; I accept and embrace all of me.
*I love myself; I am worthy of love, self-love.
Robin Giang
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