01-20-2011, 03:09 PM
(01-20-2011, 12:37 PM)Shemaya Wrote: In addition I was just thinking of having purity of intention. To wake every day and set the intention of our choice to love in the moment. I think in taking this action step in a consistent daily practice, is an aspect of total purity. So you have the inner intuitive aspect working in union with your intent to act in a loving way.
This is something that I'm struggling with today. It is related to discipline, isn't it? The potentials for "not feeling worthy" and self-judgment are enormous.
Also, how does one hold that intent without becoming unbalanced or it morphing into "control" and repression of things one is trying to avoid?
The only way I've been able to deal with this is to just try to love myself and start each day fresh. But it's difficult because you know that eventually you're going to run out of inspiration and self-esteem and then you're going to fall back into patterns that, while they are not healthy, provide comfort and distraction.
Maybe a related concept is: how does one begin the process of keeping one's word to oneself?