Do Unto Yourself

Too many people are living in a prison that they have themselves manufactured.
- Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith
 

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Your mind is given to you as a tool.  It is very useful indeed.  It allows you to contemplate and reason.  It allows you to plan and remember.

It also allows you to imprison yourself, held captive by shame and regret.  Beaten down by your own thoughts and rendered immobile in a belief that you are an undeserving failure.

Every time you beat yourself up, you cast another iron bar in your self imposed prison.  Every time you believe that little voice in your head that says unkind things, you allow demons to rule your world.

Imagine your child making a mistake and verbally abusing themselves for it.  As a parent, you would immediately rush in explaining that mistakes are just mistakes.  In short, shit happens.  But we all move forward and just intend to do better next time.

Why is that so hard to believe about ourselves?

Why do we believe that we should never slip up?  Why do we deny our human-ness.  Why do we understand and accept with grace and kindness, the mistakes of others while belittling and blaming ourselves?

I believe in the golden rule which says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  And I believe that generally speaking, we DO.

However, I think a more useful and accurate rule for the advancement of our own humanity and self love would be to "Do unto yourself as you do unto others."

Give yourself the same kindness and understanding as you do to others.  Don't berate yourself.  Don't hate yourself.  Any being that acts out in negatively perceived ways only does so out of fear.

Why would you bully someone who is afraid?

If you're disappointed in yourself, vow to change.  Vow to do better.  Vow to BE better.

But no one ever felt inspired to be MORE because they were bullied or belittled into it.  LOVE is what inspires.  Love is what transcends the mind and the mind made demons.

All you need is love.






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Great Titles by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith  

Life Visioning

Spiritual Liberation

Inspirations of the Heart

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Tried & True

Meditation and prayer have withstood the test of time. They work today as perfectly as they did for those who first practiced and perfected them
- Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith

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This is a great reminder as we enter a new year with our new resolutions to be new people.  To develop new habits and banish the old.

Ask for help.

Not from friends and family.  Not from counselors or teachers.  Ask God.

Meditate.  Find a little silence in your mind.  Create a connection to your creator and ask for signs.  Ask for guidance.  Ask for help.

Ask and it is given, as Abraham-Hicks says.
Or better yet...
Jesus said, "Ask and it will be given unto you. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and the door will be opened."

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Great Titles by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith

40 Day Mind Fast Soul Feast

Life Visioning
A Four-Stage Evolutionary Journey to Live as Divine Love

Spiritual Liberation
Fulfilling Your Souls' Potential

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Cookies or Chasms

Creation is always happening. Every time an individual has a thought, or a prolonged, chronic way of thinking, they’re in the creation process. Something is going to manifest out of those thoughts.
- Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith

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I think remembering this little piece of wisdom is HUGE.

I think this is what so many forget.   They stand on the edge, staring into the chasm of what they feel is missing and want to know what thoughts they should think in order to fill up the chasm with their manifested desire. All the while creating only a big, empty chasm, because that's the only thing they can see.

Chocolate Chip Cookie.

What thought came to your mind when I said that word?  I'd be willing to bet that 99% of you SAW a cookie in your mind.  You didn't think a word, you FELT like a cookie.

You likely have nothing but good feelings about cookies.  Even if you feel that you eat too many of them, or if you DO eat them, you will gain weight, you probably get a warm and comforted feeling from the image of that cookie in your mind.

That is the thought to embrace.

Lonely.

See.  That one didn't really have a picture, did it?  It was more of a chest centered feeling.

Clear picture or simple feeling, you are creating it.  You felt it, right?  And when you felt it, it became apparent in your energy field.  Not apparent as a cookie or a mate, but as a warm, comforted, happy energy or an empty, something's missing energy.

When you think about money while feeling that you need to manifest more, you're looking into the chasm and yelling "MORE!!!" and hearing "more.. more.. more.. more..." echoing back to you.

You are always creating.  Sitting here right now and reading this message, you are creating.

Are you creating cookies or chasms?

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Great Titles by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith

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