The unconscious brings to us what it thinks we deserve. If our view of ourselves is small, limited, and miserly—due to accumulated guilt—then the unconscious will bring those economic conditions into our life.
It is not arrogant, egotistical, or prideful to assume and expect that we are worthy of love and joy. When practicing loving kindness when thinking of others, it is common to forget to include ourselves in the process. We are always our harshest critics. It’s best to view ourselves from the identity of awareness and not treat ourselves better or worse than we treat others. It’s hard to do though since we know so much more about our own “I” than we do the “I” of others.
