LOVING AND CARING FOR OURSELVES IS LOVING AND CARING FOR OTHERS
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What will happen to me as I age? Who will care for me? How can I not be a burden to others? How can I get the most out of my life each day? It is our personal responsibility to love and care for ourselves. As we love and care for ourselves, we gracefully reciprocate to others. Our human society is interdependent and as humans, we cannot live and act in isolation. Healthy and complementary relationships help us thrive and enhance the quality of our lives. Life circumstances are unpredictable, and we never know when we may need the support of others or be in a position to give support to others....
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4 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES FOR CONSCIOUS LOVING
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Love influences the consciousness of individuals and impacts society and the world at large. Achieving the highest level of consciousness is to live in the vibration of love, our natural state of being. As a result of our current world challenge and problems witnessed daily, we have an opportunity to enter a new era of evolution. Now, we are discerning what life is all about and what really matters. We are sorting out deep conditioned beliefs and society values that no longer reflect who we are nor serve our highest good. Love is fundamental to human existence. However, fear-based...
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HOW TO SEEK TRUTH AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
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The knowledge of truth is empowering and guides us to an ethical manner of living and being in the worldand guides us to purposeful living. Truth is the symbol of light and love. We are shaped by our values and beliefs that may be questioned as we become more self-aware and may find ourselves on a quest for truth to make sense of our mortal existence. Truth, defined in the Cambridge dictionary, is the quality of honesty and not containing or telling lies. Truth is important and frees us from ignorance, corruption and needless suffering. Loss of freedom is evident in misinformation and lack of...
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SPIRITUAL PRIVILEGE IS YOUR DIVINE BIRTHRIGHT
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In all fractions of society, we witness those flauting privilege and entitlement with a deisre for special treatment and benefits. Being self-absorbed without regard for others and blinded by their true essence, self-worth is exaggerated with an insatiable desire for more. Often at the core, many are battling feelings of insecurity and lack of self-confidence that cannot be fillled with material possessions or recognition. This insensistivity to others magnifies injustice and breeds envy, resentment and violence with demands for equality and justice. We all have the desire to live well and...
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HEAVEN ON EARTH: THE ART OF CONSCIOUS LIVING
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Life is a continual process of growth and change, learning and discovery, and an opportunity to make healthy choices to live a meaningful life. We often find ourselves struggling against forces which we have no control, and we learn to adapt in order or to survive. The world is filled with complex systems of interacting forces. We are constantly bombarded with information, false beliefs, illusions, and misconceptions that penetrate our consciousness and inhibit our capacity to live with peace, grace and ease. To become a connoisseur of change, the connection with our inner source of divine...
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THE POWER OF A NEW CHAPTER, NEW BEGINNING
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Are you stuck in the story of who you think you are? How can you release the past and let go? How can you learn the lessons? In my book, Living in the Spirit of Love: Our Natural State of Being, I sharethe transformational Power of Sankofa that inspired me to look back, take what is valuable, and move forward to write a new chapter in my life, a new love story. A quote from the West African Translation of Sankofa speaks to our life's journey, "We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; So we can understand how and why we came to be who we are". The Sankofa is a mythical...
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7 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
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How does it feel to be free? What does freedom mean to you? How can you truly be free?Freedom is essential to our human nature and a condition for happiness and well-being. Liberty and true happiness are paramount to moral living. Trapped in fear and abandoning feedom, we create our own prison. Whether living in bondage from the past, indulging in self-condemning thoughts or limiting self-imposed constraints and beliefs, we inhibit our capacity to be free and realize our true potential. When we are free from fear, we feel in control of ourselves and aspire to become the best we can be....
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HOW TO LIVE A SPIRITUALLY ABUNDANT LIFE
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Spiritual abundance gives us a fresh view and appreciation for the fullness of life. What is enough? What is a satisfied life? What is a successful life? The strong ambition to succeed, advance and have higher aspirations is admirable. The illusion of satisfaction, comfort and insatiable desire for status and material abundance leavess us languishing for more and often comparing ourselves to others. Endless struggle for external achievement to find happiness leaves us with a hollow victory and a need to fill this emptiness at the core. Our human experience is fraught with constant...
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4 STEPS TO LIVING AND LOVING WHOLEHEARTEDLY
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What does it feel like to live and love wholeheartedly? When we experience healthy and wholehearted connections with ourselves and others, we feel a sense of value and worth. Our authentic, positive and effective presence is comforting and leaves both the receiver and the giver feeling intact and whole. Whe we live and love with our whole hearts, we become more aware of ourselves in the context of our relationships and the world around us. Embrace the fullness of life. Open yourself to new experiences, love unconditionally, and marvel at the mysteries and wonders of life. Dr. Jean Marie...
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WHAT RELATIONSHIPS CAN SHOW US ABOUT OURSELVES
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What are your relationships revealing? Do you see what you really need to see? How can you learn to be better? We learn in the context of our relationships, and the world is a looking glass reflecting back what we need to know. Our innate desire is to have nurturing and intimate relationships, experience good friendships, and have positive interations with others. Relationships, whether in our personal lives, work, community and any setting, show us what we need to know about ourselves. We all have a desire to feel a sense of belonging; and to be respected, valued, and appreciated. What...
info_outlineLife is a continual process of growth and change, learning and discovery, and an opportunity to make healthy choices to live a meaningful life. We often find ourselves struggling against forces which we have no control, and we learn to adapt in order or to survive. The world is filled with complex systems of interacting forces. We are constantly bombarded with information, false beliefs, illusions, and misconceptions that penetrate our consciousness and inhibit our capacity to live with peace, grace and ease.
To become a connoisseur of change, the connection with our inner source of divine love is essential to sustain well-being and harmony in the midst of life's most challenging situations. The capacity to flourish and achieve self-mastery is indeed an art form that is empowering. With the realization that our inner being reflects external conditions, the courage for self-introsepection enables us to take an honest inventory of ourselves, examine aspects of our lives that are out of balance, and discern what no longer serves us that blocks our personal develpment and spiritual growth.
Cultivating the art of conscious living requires becoming empowered to flourish and achieve self-mastery by embracing change, embodying love, being grateful and living with purpose. Dr. Jean Marie shares insights on each.
The Love In Action Practice is to journal on what change means to you. Do you resist or adapt? How has life transitions made you better? What did you discover about yourself? How can you incorporate lessons learned to build resilience and be a connoisseur of change?
Email your insights and experiences: jean72farish@yahoo.com
Dr. Jean Marie closes with her excerpts on 'Savor Life' and 'Restoration'.