The topics for this week's Wisdom Groups are:For Tuesday evening:
"I am dreaming my life in this moment.
I live in a world of illusion made be images of light. The story I create is a virtual reality that Is only true for me, the one who creates it."
~ Quote from Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz
"Love is the medicine that accelerates healing.
Love yourself, love you neighbour, love your enemies, but begin with self-love. You cannot love others until you love yourself. You cannot share what you do not have. If you do not love yourself, you cannot love anyone else either."
~ Quote from Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz
peace and love
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Some one should show this page to my mother in law. LOL.. She is always telling us one thing but hating her self for other things.
Hi Tweetey,
Its amazing how self love can be a foreign concept for many.
For me, it has taken practice, practice, practice.
Aaah. Very wise indeed. Self-love. That's going to be hard work.
I still wish that some one could tell my mother in law about it. She has had a rough child hood and she still carries what happened to her around to this day and I dont think she loves herself because of it and it hard for her to relate to her five children because she isnt happy with her self. Its a rough rode with her and things are just going down hill with our relationship with her esp our children. They ask about her but she doesnt want to be around them for some reason. I could go on and on here but wont. You dont want to hear about my troubles with my mil. But that is so true though. Self love = love of others. That is a good piece of advice.
Maybe she would appreciate the book,
"The Four Agreements"
I dont know maybe I will keep it on my x=mas list of things to get people and buy it. Is there a particular book store we get this one at?? Barnes and Noble ok for buying books like this or no?? just wondering.
I have seen it in every bookstore that I have been in.
Tweety, you're lucky it is your mother in law. You have a distance, your support for your partner is valuable because they grew up in that environment...yet delicately because we mustn't judge our partners parents (outloud) but accept.
Plato's cave is a timeless metaphor for all of us because we all need to leave the cave in order to see the illusion of our social and emotional constructs.
What you might try with a person who has such sad feelings for themselves is mirroring what they say about themselves...for instance when they cut themselves down repeat what they say and ask do you really feel "such and such"...basically...show her that you hear what she feels about ehrself...amke sure she knows you understand and take it very very seriously...
?? just an idea, it mightopne up a great discussion or help her see there are other ways to think, communicate and live...especially knowing that you love her and care for her emotional state and history.
Healing Room...the pictures on your blog for the last couple fo weeks are so incredible and beautiful Loved catching up on them all. It's crazy humid here this week and I would love to dive in the river with you! By the way...Tiff comes by here and follows your blog every couple of weeks or so she said to say hi!
http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/cave.htm
(Plato's Cave allegory online...)
Hi Candy Sweetie,
I would love for you, Stagg and Tiff to come visiting and go to the river.
You would love it.
Hi to Tiff and thank her for being in blog-touch. It means alot.
:>)
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