Your piece on self-talk or criticism, hit me like mac truck. reading it literally brought me to tears.

I’ve been a LOA dropout, for the most part and am SO critical of myself for many things that go wrong. I call myself names that I wouldn’t call my worst enemy.
My wife tells me I’m too hard on myself. I guess I am and I realize there’s much more to it than just how I’m feeling at that time.
It runs deeper than that. I’ve learned alot through EFT, of why I talk to myself so crtically at times.Still, it’s been a hard habit for me to break.

Thank you for reminding me of it’s effects, as I’ve had the results of this critical talk, for a couple years now. I’ve been to more doctors and more testing, in these last 4 years than I had in the last 30 combined.

I’m printing this post and will keep it in front of me and carry it with me for times when i forgewt how it effects me. I will also share this with my list and my friends throughout the internet, if that’s ok with you.

Thanks again and Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season.
Sincerely,
John Ferrari

Wow, this is a great milestone for one on a spiritual path. What is crucial for spiritual Enlightenment to spontaneously appear is for our day-to-day life to remind us that we are observers of our experiences. For example, we observe disappointment, we are not disappointed. In this manner, the “drama” does not impact our physiological, emotional and spiritual well-being. Some yogis call this realization of observing our experiences “liberation”, because we are no longer in “bondage” to the dramatic expressions of anger, and so forth.

Keep it up. When you take steps to become greater than your experiences, the entire community evolves. A great quote from Ramana Maharshi relevant to this is, “You pervade all. See yourself and all are understood.”

with love and appreciation,
Jenny

Leanne

What an inspiring post! And sooooo very true. for most of us it’s so easy to be kind and supportive to our family, friends, colleagues and associates and yet when it comes to effectively the most important person in our lives … ourselves we’re as hard and as unrelenting as nails!

I was part of a program last year which really pointed out to me how much more I had to give others and in a warmer and happier frame of mind when I’d taken care of myself properly first … it was a real eye opener.

I’m not always as good at is as I could be, but when I find doing little acts of service for the people I love most, I now realize it’s time to take some time for me … a good friend of mine calls it ‘Enlightened Self Awareness’

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
http://www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat

Deirdre

That little voice in the head, responce-able to create so much problems in our body and in our world. As Eckhart says, “The biggest addiction in the world is thinking” So true EH!

Keep up the God work,

Love n light,

Carlos. (yea scouse mate)