Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life’s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.
DEBBIE FORDStanding in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.
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Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.
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What if the key to unlocking your true authentic power, to opening up your heart deeply to love, to finding the confidence to go after everything you want in your life lies hidden in your shadow?
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If you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing.
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Reclaiming the parts of ourselves that we have relegated to the shadow is the most reliable path to actualizing all of our human potential.
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It’s easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you’re loved enough, when you have enough money, and you’re appreciated.
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Loving yourself means making choices that allow you to care for the important person that you are.
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We can’t fight darkness with darkness. We have to find compassion, and embrace the darkness inside of us in order to understand it and, ultimately, to transcend it.
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Every important choice we make is being guided by one of two places: either it is an act of faith or it is an act of fear. Faith opens the door to a new future.
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We must risk the journey to a higher ground where there is freedom from the gravitational pull of our stories, the pull that comes from years of trying to prove that the stories we tell ourselves, the ones we’ve made up, are the truth.
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The “we” of your divine birthright – the one that is aware of its place as part of the collective whole – knows that it is your sacred obligation to shine your brightest light, not just in your moments of glory but each day.
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We see only that which we are.
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Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.
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It’s not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.
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Resentments lodge inside you, causing you to lose touch with your inherent worth, your joy, and – more important – your God-loving heart.
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When you are in harmonywith yourself, you’ll be in harmony with everyone else.
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