Sunday, March 07, 2004
Respect and Happiness
When I respect my Self, I am respected and happy.
When I forget and use or abuse myself, I am overlooked and unhappy.
Ways of disrespect are often accepted in our culture as the norm. We may even be encouraged to disrespect ourselves.
Let’s see what we can see, as we look again deeper. Re-spect = to look again.
Disrespectful ways:
Deny our own happiness.
Forget about our needs.
Take care of others first.
Listen to our egoic fear.
Talk negatively to ourselves.
Limit what we can do.
Doubt our dreams and vision.
Let money be our leader.
Think in terms of lack.
Not take time to dream.
Not know what we want.
Hide our gifts from the world.
Betray our commitments to ourselves.
Let our senses distract, detour and delay us.
Waste our time, energy and money.
Feed ourselves energy–sapping foods.
Watch TV and read negative stuff.
Work without inspiration.
Live without enjoyment.
Forget to be grateful.
Never tithe to the source of our inspiration and Good.
Deny ourselves the faith, hope and love we need.
Believe we cannot achieve or have our heart’s desire.
Distrust there is a Power and Presence that loves and supports us.
Live unconsciously.
Give only to get something in return.
Neglect to pray or affirm.
Set aside what is ours to do for the sake of others.
Complain and whine.
Wish, but no action.
Never quiet our minds to listen within.
Our anti-Life habits of mind lead us into lethargy, discouragement and self limitation.
This often yields anger, depression, disease and violence toward self and others.
These signs and symptoms are merely a call for forgiveness and a return to love.
I now love honor and respect my whole and Holy Self.
The more I love and respect my Whole Self, the more I love and respect Your Holy Self.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect Me.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect your Self.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect others.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more my world becomes a place of love and respect.
So be it, always and in all ways,
Betty Lue
When I forget and use or abuse myself, I am overlooked and unhappy.
Ways of disrespect are often accepted in our culture as the norm. We may even be encouraged to disrespect ourselves.
Let’s see what we can see, as we look again deeper. Re-spect = to look again.
Disrespectful ways:
Deny our own happiness.
Forget about our needs.
Take care of others first.
Listen to our egoic fear.
Talk negatively to ourselves.
Limit what we can do.
Doubt our dreams and vision.
Let money be our leader.
Think in terms of lack.
Not take time to dream.
Not know what we want.
Hide our gifts from the world.
Betray our commitments to ourselves.
Let our senses distract, detour and delay us.
Waste our time, energy and money.
Feed ourselves energy–sapping foods.
Watch TV and read negative stuff.
Work without inspiration.
Live without enjoyment.
Forget to be grateful.
Never tithe to the source of our inspiration and Good.
Deny ourselves the faith, hope and love we need.
Believe we cannot achieve or have our heart’s desire.
Distrust there is a Power and Presence that loves and supports us.
Live unconsciously.
Give only to get something in return.
Neglect to pray or affirm.
Set aside what is ours to do for the sake of others.
Complain and whine.
Wish, but no action.
Never quiet our minds to listen within.
Our anti-Life habits of mind lead us into lethargy, discouragement and self limitation.
This often yields anger, depression, disease and violence toward self and others.
These signs and symptoms are merely a call for forgiveness and a return to love.
I now love honor and respect my whole and Holy Self.
The more I love and respect my Whole Self, the more I love and respect Your Holy Self.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect Me.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect your Self.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more you love and respect others.
The more I love and respect my Self, the more my world becomes a place of love and respect.
So be it, always and in all ways,
Betty Lue