Push Stop

[MajestyJo]

Thursday, January 9, 2014

You are reading from the book Today's Gift (Meditation for Families)

Life gives us so much time to collect bizarre thoughts and feelings.
—Claire Weekes

As we go through life, we run into all kinds of negative messages: teasing on the school bus, insulting nicknames, and other put-downs. Pretty soon we may discover that some of these messages stick in our minds, repeating themselves over and over like broken records. These messages can make us feel bad about ourselves.

But when we hear one of these tapes playing inside us, we have the power to push the STOP button. Then we can record a new message. We can even say it out loud, so that our voice settles emphatically into our thoughts. We can't make others stop saying these things, but we can stop listening to them. They only have power over us when we give it to them. We have the ability and freedom to let negative thoughts float by us, like water going downstream.

What positive message can I send to myself?

Ironically this affirms my previous post.

I was told to affirm myself each morning. I am not my disease. I am worthy of recovery. Old tapes can be erased and new ones made, giving a more positive outlook on life.

[MajestyJo]

So many times I judged who I was by what I saw on the outside. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I had to learn to love me for who I was in today. Not for who I wanted to be, not for who I had been in the past, but who I was in today - A child of God who loves me just the way I am.

What message did you most need to hear?

"One word frees us from the weight and pain of life; that word is love."

--Sophocles

In exploring the enneagram, Riso and Hudson have identified ‘lost messages’ that we needed to hear as children but didn’t. The absence of these words may be at the heart of our most basic fear. And unconsciously we may still be seeking to hear these words from others.

Review the following messages and note if any one touches you more strongly than the others:

1. "You are good."

2. "You are wanted."

3. "You are loved for yourself."

4. "You are seen for who you are."

5. "Your needs are not a problem."

6. "You are safe."

7. "You will be taken care of."

8. "You will not be betrayed."

9. "Your presence matters."

"Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."

-- Dinah Mulock

Answer the life long question “Who Am I?” To understand life, you must first understand yourself. Uncover different aspects of who you are and where you are going in life.

From Higher Awareness