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Self-judgment resides where self-acceptance wishes to be. Our attachment to these negative beliefs and self-judgments can become so normal that we don't even recognize them as condemnations anymore; we accept them as a part of who we are. But at a very basic level, our self-judgments are all consequences of what we believe about ourselves at our core—whether we accept or reject ourselves.
Quit judging!
We think that in order to be worthy of our own love we must live up to the expectations we place on ourselves—but we need to realize that these expectations are the expression of our agreements, not of our true nature.
Okay...
Harmony exists when we engage one another with respect, honoring each other's yeses and nos as we construct the dream of us.
Respect my "No" not just my "Yes"
I am only responsible for what I say; I am not responsible for what you hear. –DON MIGUEL RUIZ
Say it again.
You are perfect because you are alive in this present moment, transforming continuously with life.
I'm perfect??
“Is knowledge controlling you, or are you controlling knowledge?”
Whoa, Sir.. calm down
The Authentic Self is the harmony of mind, body, and soul as the expression of Life. To tell the story of the Authentic Self is to tell the story of life, regardless of where humanity may be in the form of an individual's awareness.
Okay, but how do we gain more awareness?
In this state of harmony we have the potential to love unconditionally because we have no conditions for self-acceptance, just a willingness to engage love with a respect for self and others. If someone were to say or do something insulting when we are residing in Level One, the Authentic Self, it wouldn't bother us. Their words and actions would fall off us like loose garments, as there is nothing in us for them to stick to. Because our love is not based on a behavior that we agree with or find acceptable, we love them even through such instances. From here, every possibility is available to
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Evolve and Love
By approaching our lives as a work of art based on our own self-love, this allows us to unconditionally love the people in our lives for who they are without needing to domesticate them to see our point of view.
Love without needing them to change
As adults, we still have the ability to play make-believe like we did when we were children—that is, we still have the ability to create a mask based on our knowledge of how to engage one another in a particular setting. But as adults, the mask becomes a way to adapt socially and relate to a group with whom we are interacting, and we have forgotten that it's just a mask. . . . We think the mask is us!
Take the mask OFF
