After years of searching I have come full circle, back to my original source of information, back to "The Simplicity of Spirituality" as presented in the New Testament of the Bible. That is, "Love the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, soul, strength and might and thy neighbor as thyself", assuming that you love yourself. Simple? Yes, in theory very simple, in practice, not always easy. And do you know why? It is because so many of us do not really love ourselves. As we learn to do that, all else will fall into place.
YOU ARE WONDERFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!
This is a statement of Truth. We are born into this world a unique individual with our own unique attributes. As we grow and are caught up in the process of living, this truth is forgotten.
Most of our lives we have experienced situations that have led us to believe that we are not lovable. Parents, friends, relatives, peers, however innocent and unintentional, have brought us to a place where we think we are less than what we really are. We have lived our lives so much the way others think we should that we have all but forgotten who we are. We have allowed ourselves to become something other than what we really are because of fear. Fear of what others will think, fear of what others will say, fear of not being accepted, fear of a loss of some kind, these fears brought us to a point of self doubt. So now, in a state of self doubt, we allow others to influence our decisions, thereby giving our power over our lives to someone else.
When we love ourselves, we do not go to others for our answers. When we love ourselves we follow our hearts. We learn to listen to that small voice within. We do not worry about what "others" think. We do not give our power away. We trust our feelings. We are happy with who and what we are and therefore able to love our neighbors as ourselves. We allow others to be who and what they are. Judgment, envy, jealousy, anger; the things that come from fear, are replaced by joy, peace, harmony, allowance; the things that come from love. As you learn to love yourself your world changes.
So the "first step" is to learn to love ourselves...
Self Healing
The Process
Love Yourself
Regain Control
Stay In Control
Closing