Harshest Critic

"Spiritual growth is like childbirth. You dilate, then you contract. You dilate, then you contract again. As painful as it all feels, its the necessary rhythm for reaching the ultimate goal of total openness." 
Marianne Williamson

Harshest critic - you do realize that I am talking about you, right? I am. I am also talking about me…and every other person with an ego.

Just to clarify, I refer to ego as the part of you created by society, culture, and your family and life experiences. It is your “false self.”

I don’t consider it the true you.

The “soul self”, your authenticity, is entirely different.

Yet it is your ego that is the one usually speaking behind your fake smile- when you are listening when you don’t want to, or agreeing even when you disagree, or judging yourself for the former, or judging anyone else, for that matter.

As I mentioned in my first post, I recently attended a conference through Hay House. I was able to experience Dr. Wayne Dyer in person. Wow. When you meet a person who has evolved their human consciousness in such a profound way, it is moving.

One of the many things that struck a chord was when he said; "Even the darkest threads in our tapestry of life contribute to its beauty."

We are not perfect, yet we pretend it. Then we judge ourselves for it.

Embrace your imperfection – we all have it!

You are not alone!

Love yourself through your imperfection– evolution is a process of expanding and contracting.

Some days you are feeling the love and you are open and aware and aligned.

Other days, everybody is “making” you mad. You give your power away and hold onto the illusion that some future mental construct you have created will fulfill you in every way possible.

You think that happiness is outside of you.

So I say to you today, there are no "mistakes"-only "learning".

Quit judging yourself.