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Posted: Sat Jun 28th, 2008 06:45 am |
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| What does it mean to love oneself?
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Posted: Sat Jun 28th, 2008 08:21 am |
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| What do you think it means Faye?
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Posted: Sat Jun 28th, 2008 01:35 pm |
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Do you love yourself? Do you love God?
that is all He asks of us......to love one another...we are all a part of him....how can we say we love him but then look at someone and say we don't like them? Very difficult isn't it?...a hard lesson for us to take on....forgiveness....so very difficult...but a key to it all...
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 02:13 am |
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I question because I feel like I should learn to love myself... But I am, right now, at a lost on how to be able to do that.
I have been told over and over about the balance of things - that if you give, you must also receive. That you hold in your hands your own happiness, but not at the expense of others.
I have realized that one of my lessons to be learned in this lifetime is how to heal myself --- and in order for me to do that, I must learn how to love myself.
Sometimes I am afraid to look deep within me, afraid to know who I really am - not because I would think I'm ugly or such, far from it! But because I do not know what to do with my gifts and the beauty God has created within me.
It is always fear, isn't it? Fear of the unknown that stops us from reaching our fullest potentials or reaching some sort of acceptance.
I am yet to learn how to fully love myself. But I think God wants me to learn it on my own.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 02:37 am |
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Do you find it difficult to be patient Faye?
Paul
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 02:42 am |
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That highly depends on the situation... But I think I have problems with patience too.
I used to say "Patience is really not my virtue." Then I learned about the power of words and realized my folly of repeating the line in front of my friends. Now I say "Patience is truly my virtue."
I hope this would help.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 12:06 pm |
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learning to love yourself on your own...that is the 'only' way we can learn ....is on our own....and we must also admit to the things we don't like about ourselves and then 'forgive' ourselves in order to learn to love ourselves....God forgives us...it is we who need to 'learn' the basis of forgiveness...and forgive...once we 'see' the light...we can no longer 'hide' in our ego...that is sin....mind games...once you see the light there is NO room for games any longer...we are then held responsible for our actions...that is when karma comes in.....defiance is like sin...?
something like that anyway.......?
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 05:18 pm |
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Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
But you are life and you are the veil.
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
But you are eternity and you are the mirror.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 05:44 pm |
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| We have to learn to love ourselves and be happy with who we are... We are not perfect we have our faults but we have to learn to accept them and do what we can to change them... God loves us no matter what. I have asked for forgivness for what I have done wrong and that he help with me with the weak points in my life.... But I have learn to love myself and others.... I ask for help to shoe others how the world can be a better place..... Our happiness can reflect off of us onto others..... I had a friend tell me that sometimes we are harder on ouselves with forgivness than God is...dana
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 06:01 pm |
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I cry right now because I realized I have been messing up my life after my trial in 2005. I started drinking, started going to clubs and all that. It was my cry, my way of saying to God that I am hurt, that I didn't understand why I've been good and still had to go through that kind of test.
I wanted to be "normal" like the others, wanted to enjoy life - but I was led to think that enjoying means dancing with strangers or having shots of alcohol. I know I'm being hard on myself... But then it's only now I thought about all of it and say to myself, "That wasn't me. That was me being a rebel child." Then the realization that it was me, that was my own self trying to find some sort of acceptance.
I never did anything like drugs or so but still, I feel so... dirty.
I am yet to forgive myself... I understand now, why things had to happen this past few weeks or months. The way that I had expressed my love to someone hadn't been appropriate, and it brings me to such horror I had behaved that way. Twice. My only saving grace was that he had respected me. He was my wake up call, and the reason I have called out for help and They came. My time for healing has been long overdue.
I have to embrace everything about me... And it's hard for me to do right now. But I want to learn how to forgive myself, how to start my own cleansing. There is no going back, I know now. There's only moving forward. What has been done is done.
This process of healing... I understand that with it should come my acceptance of this gift. I haven't done so fully. And there really is no coincidence - the play we did back in college - Why I was called "The Juggler," why I had to play the role of that little child who needed to learn how to embrace ugliness and beauty. My recollection of it weeks ago is just timely.
I still have lots of healing to do with myself...
But I think I'm well on my way to recovery.Last edited on Mon Jun 30th, 2008 02:50 am by Faye
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Posted: Sun Jun 29th, 2008 06:35 pm |
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| I think sometimes it maybe because people that are gifted sometimes do not know how to handle there gift... We know we are different but do not understand...... I am just now figuring out who I am........ I am 44 and have been through alot but that has made me who I am...With what I have been through I can use that to help others who go through similar things... No matter what we have been through that is the past look towards the future and each new day and what we can do to make each day better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 02:54 am |
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| I understand... being confused and angry and unsure when you have the gift. I still am at the process of accepting this, the same time that I am at the process of healing and forgiving myself.
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 03:26 am |
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I think to love yourself you have to be proud of all you have done thats good and the things that were mistakes make peace with because you cant change them.Then let them go and have no regrets.Always give more than you take but take care of yourself so you can take care of others.Look at yourself everyday and say how do I feel about that person looking back at me?Love yourself first before anyone else can.I have had to learn to love myself again.My ex had my self esteem in the pooper for so long.I had to build it up again and noone could do that for me except me.When you share the word of god and angels with people they will try to discount it as you being crazy or they just wont believe you.I think most people we share this with want to believe us.They are just afraid that if what we say is true they may be in big trouble come judgement day.We need to share his word anyway.God loves you and me and all his children.God gave his only begotten son to die on the cross so we may be saved.God loves us that much.Look at your children if you have them.I am sure they beautiful.My son is my pride and Joy.He is not perfect but who is?My son is a gift from God.Hence his name Matthew.Ironic God considered taking him back in his first few weeks of life.Thankyou god for not doing that.
Godbless
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 05:28 pm |
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Yesterday, I was out browsing books at a book sale corner in the mall (looking for something to lift my spirits up). And guided, I found myself picking up a random book, opening it up on a random page and saying, "Okay, let's try you..."
The title, quite "coincidentally," was "God's Road Map for Women."
I landed on a page with these written:
Precious Child,
Yes, faithfulness is part of My character, and because I live in you, you, too, can be faithful. One way to safeguard yourself is not to commit to things without first thinking through all of the ramifications. It's tempting to say yes when requests are made of you, but it is far better not to commit than to commit and let others down.
I know you strive to be faithful, and it blesses My heart. Realize that all people fall short on occasion, but I offer you forgiveness and the chance to try again. Don't hesitate to come to Me when you blow it, and be quick to make things right with others when you fail to follow through.
Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit, and when you allow that fruit to mature in you, you honor Me and reveal My character to those around you.
Your loving Father.
I now own the book. Got it for $4! TeeHee...
I love this process... This learning how to love myself.
It's all about ME now. ME, ME and ME!!!! HeHeHe!
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 05:30 pm |
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Erhm...
I think my last line sounded a bit too selfish...
But ahahaha... ME! I LOVE ME!!!
*big huge humongous smile*
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 03:11 pm |
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Blessings Faye, keep saying those words, for it is absolutely all about you, you you, as you start to see clearly and come to accept the truly awesome Divine Truth of your Divine identity, lose self to find Self, sounds like your falling in love with yourSelf, and it felt the same in my journey of personal discovery. thinking in connections having eureka moments, receiving spiritual Truths, all flow with the falling in love with Self. These energies will bring many opportunities for resolvment of things you have carried around with you up untill now, effecting all areas of you life, its time to lighten up, lighten the load, become childlike, play, create, skip, sing, giggle, build sandcastles, etc most importantly, enjoy every moment and of the now, here, presently. And the Lord shall continually guide thee Soraya Sunra
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 03:30 pm |
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| Soraya is so right we have to learn to love ourselves and find ourselves....Have faith!!!! God is always there for you.. dana
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Posted: Sat Jul 19th, 2008 06:11 am |
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I just need to say this because I want to say this...
I LOVE MYSELF FOR WHO I WAS. I LOVE MYSELF FOR WHO I AM. I LOVE MYSELF FOR WHO I WILL BECOME.
I AM WHO I AM.
I AM GOD'S CHILD, WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT.
I RELEASE ALL FEAR AND EMBRACE LOVE.
I TRUST AND I AM TRUSTED.
I HOLD IN MY HANDS THE POWER TO CONCEIVE GREAT AND GOOD THINGS.
I AM LOVE. I AM PEACE. I AM BALANCE. I AM SERENITY. I AM STRENGTH. I AM HOPE. I AM THE DIVINE. I AM A MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S GLORY. I AM A LIVING MIRACLE.
I AM FAITH.
I AM LOVE.
I LOVE AND I AM LOVED.
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Posted: Mon Jul 21st, 2008 12:32 am |
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This has been a great thread.
Add this to what you just wrote Faye. WE ALL ARE WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
Imagine the world if everyone knew what you do.
What you just wrote is what John Lennon wrote about in his song "Imagine". How cool is that?
paul.
ps. I want to publicly thank God and my angels for watching over me and my family the past three weekends in a row. We have traveled extensivly without incident. Personally I traveled six hundred miles the past three weekends in a rwo. that totals nearly two thousand miles. And I usually don't travel. If you have ever read The Trilogy by Tolkien then I'd be a Took not a Baggins.
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Posted: Mon Jul 21st, 2008 01:14 am |
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I am on the Third book Paul! I love The Lord of the Rings. The movie installments were cool too although I wish they stayed true to who really saved Frodo (1st movie, when Frodo is taken to the Elf Kingdom).
I didn't realize what I just wrote would be about Lennon's amazing song. I love "Imagine" - I personally think it is a legendary song.
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