Self-Esteem
When we’re in a bad space with rock-bottom self-esteem, we tend to compound the error of feeling unacceptable, destructive or negative with thinking t...
Finding Gold
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Prospecting for gold combines the lure of potential, the excitement of seeing a sparkling possibility, and the patience of a saint. Finding the self, the whole amazing nugget of our true selves, at the core of our being is not so different. We must delve into areas of ourselves that have long been hidden from view, looking with self-compassion whenever a new awareness surfaces. We need to search for understanding and then follow it all the way through, mining it for every precious ounce of healing possible. Every glimpse of our true self will inspire us to go on. To do this work, it helps to have a map of our inner landscape and a headlamp for seeing into dark corners. That’s what Jill Loree has created in this collection of spiritual teachings called Finding Gold. It taps into a rich vein of wisdom about the work of finding the self, illuminating the journey from various important perspectives. To gain a deeper sense of our own true value is to find gold. And wow, what a worthwhile prospect that is.
Self-Alienation and the Way Back to the Real Self
This state of self-alienation we are in—where we are truly not our real selves—is so pervasive, we don’t see the symptoms of it. We think we’re just ...
Laziness as a Symptom of Self-Alienation
We think that being lazy is a garden-variety fault. But we need to look deeper. It’s not something we can command away with our sheer will. But it ca...
The Importance of Forming Independent Opinions
Under the weight of our emotional baggage, many of us are carrying around opinions that aren’t actually ours. For sure, these might be valid opinions,...
Self-Love
Any truth can be distorted into an untruth. This is, hands down, one of the most powerful weapons of evil. Complete untruth is not the problem. But ta...
Identification with the Self
If we grow up and don’t develop identification with the self, we will create substitutes for the parents we originally identified with. Often we will...
Winner vs Loser: Interplay Between the Self and Creative Forces
Living in this land of duality, we are continually harboring arbitrary either/or concepts. Some of these, we may not even be aware of. One of the most...
Self-Liking: The Condition for Universal State of Bliss
Our ability to land in bliss is directly related to our self-esteem—our ability to like ourselves. This equation must always come out even in the end....
Intensity: An Obstacle to Self-Realization
So let’s dive into yet another way we unwittingly block ourselves from making use of universal power. It’s more like a soul climate we’re speaking of ...
Approach to Self: Self-Forgiveness Without Condoning the Lower Self
So you may be wondering: what on earth does self-forgiveness have to do with self-confrontation? Great question. There is a deep but extremely relevan...