The importance of your self-image
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The image we have of ourselves is the most important thing in determining what we experience in the world. We spend our days acting out the kind of person we think we are, and eventually, as Earl Nightingale observed, we become what we think about. We experience what we are convinced is true and so, in a very real sense, we have each created ourself from our own mental image. And we can recreate ourselves from a new mental image if we choose. Whoever you are now, you have chosen it. And in a year, five years, ten years from now, you can be the same person, or you can choose again and become someone different.
Who we are
First, try to realize that we are spiritually whole. Just as a drop of water contains all the properties of the ocean, so we contain all the spiritual properties of the universe, of God.
Since this is so, we should love ourselves with no strings attached. Whatever we have done or failed to do does not change what we are – and what we are is perfect. Rejecting yourself or a part of yourself or hating yourself for something you have done is pointless.
Self-acceptance is the first step and the most important part of choosing your experience and being successful. You need to separate what you have done, how much you earn, the things you own, and everything else about you, from who you are. When you see yourself for what you truly are, you can experience your own magnificence right now and then you can choose your life.
How to change
Many people think that the only way to do something worthwhile is by sheer hard work. But no amount of willpower can change us into something we think we are not. If I see myself as unfit, then no amount of going to the gym and trying to eat well is going to change that image and, eventually, I will stop going to the gym and I will start eating the wrong kind of food again, and I will remain unfit.
If you want to change, you must start the process in your mind first. When you see yourself as being fit and healthy, then going to the gym and eating well will be natural and easy. If you see yourself as a non-smoker, then not smoking will be easy and natural. If you keep saying to yourself, ‘I’m going to give up smoking,’ but your subconscious still sees you as a smoker, then you’re going to fail because you always live up to your subconscious’ expectations.
Your growth will cause others pain.
You are in control, you are pulling the strings, and so you must take responsibility for your life. When you accept this and you take control of your life, this is bound to make some people unhappy. You are becoming more powerful, and you seem to make some others shrink – they don’t understand why you are difference, they don’t see themselves as being in control and they wonder what you have that they don’t. When you decide to change your life, some people will have values which conflict with yours, and so they may feel threatened and try to attack you or control you or turn you into something else. Isn’t this what’s behind some people’s attempts to convert you to their religion?
Don’t be afraid
You don’t need permission from others to change your life. You can never get the approval you seek from others, so just relax, love yourself and decide who you want to become. The only authority you need is within yourself.
Don’t worry about whether you’re perfect – you’re like a house under construction, and so is everyone else. There’s nothing wrong with this – it’s the way things are and people who criticize you are only throwing stones at themselves.
Don’t be afraid to expose a weakness and make yourself vulnerable. This is how you learn about yourself, it’s how to change and grow. If you know that you are spiritually perfect, you will not be threatened by the beliefs of others.
Don’t fear or resent others for being wealthy or successful. Learn from them and admire them, support them in what they have and more abundance will come to you.
The right kind of selfishness
Why is it wrong to have things just because others don’t? Will it help the poor if you are poor yourself? You are naturally and effortlessly abundant. You are powerfully orchestrating of your own experience. I believe that nothing happens to us that we don’t permit at a deep, subconscious level. What is happening within us is in deep alignment with our outside experiences. So delve inside, choose what you want to become, choose the abundant, prosperous and successful life, hold on to that image of yourself, and then you cannot help but become that person. And the best part of all – it will happen effortlessly.
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