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RC101 - Lesson Seven
Self
Appreciation and Your Power in the NOW Moment
In
the past few lessons we have talked about judgment and self-criticism
and how it holds you back from manifesting your dreams. Today's
topic is on self love and self appreciation and how accepting these
states of being into your life accelerates the manifestation process.
Think
for a moment about some area of your life in which you can really appreciate
yourself. Let the feelings of warmth and joy flow through you.
As you connect with this vibrational focus in this one area of your
life, you will probably begin to associate and connect similar memories
from other areas. You have now tapped into the essence of love, the
most powerful creative force in the universe.
What
is Love?
Fundamentally,
YOU are love. Love is more than an emotion, it is a state of being
in which you allow a greater flow of creative energy in your life. One
way to look at the experience of love is as an alignment of your energy
(focus) in physical reality with your Self. Self love is accepting
that energy into yourself, recognizing it as a part of yourself and
knowing that you have never really been separated from it. As a conscious
creator, when you step into this state, magic literally happens. Events
and things you have been focusing on may suddenly appear without effort,
and old problems may vanish in the same manner. Allowing love into yourself
makes it easier to focus on your desires. Your dreams take on a more
vibrant perspective as you become more "awake," and the doubts or limitations
that you used to believe in will look almost silly, a paper cage which
held back a very real "tiger."
What
Love Is Not
Technically,
there is nothing that "Love" is not, however, we're referring to the
EXPERIENCE of that love in our everyday lives. Being in a state
of love within physical reality does not mean sitting passively in a
blissed out state while the world continues on around you. Love is energy.
Love is creative. Love is aggressive. Focusing on love does not mean
sacrificing your own happiness for others, always being pleasant, or
trying to "get the word out" to others so that we can all know this
state. Being in a state of love is knowing that following your own joy
can only have a beneficial effect on others - whatever state you experience
is what you radiate around you. Being in a state of love is, pointedly,
simply being YOU in every moment, no judgments about your expression,
just you flowing YOU.
Self
Appreciation
Going
back to the self appreciation exercise at the beginning of the lesson,
how many of the memories that came up had to do more with you focusing
on DOING or GIVING something rather than receiving? There is nothing
wrong with giving, or for feeling good about it; however, sometimes
we put an entirely different set of standards on receiving. Can you
feel the same sort of appreciation for yourself during those times when
you received a present, or got a massage, or even just treated yourself
to some ice cream that you did when you treated a friend? No matter
what an action or event looks like on the outside, there is always an
energy exchange occurring, so allowing yourself only to focus on either
giving or receiving is only seeing part of the picture.
Judgement
and Non-Appreciation
Think
about those times in your life which you don't feel love and appreciation
at all. Those "bad" or "dark" times which you probably wish never happened
and would much sooner forget. Can you feel the weight of these memories
dragging you down? The effects of these memories can be very dramatic,
especially when they are in contrast to the experience of feeling self
love.
Holding
onto the judgments and unforgiving nature of these memories is quite
literally a drag upon your energy. These are the chains that Jacob Marley
carries with him in the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol,"
learning to love these areas is of course the key to releasing them.
No
matter how bad this memory or situation might be, whether you see yourself
as a victim or an aggressor, if you are holding on to anger, hatred,
self-hatred, bitterness, self-condemnation, self-denial, or anything
similar, you are only succeeeding in punishing yourself for something
that no longer exists. It might help to remind yourself that you are
not the same person who you were then (this is literally true). The
person you have become has learned, or is ready now to learn whatever
lesson you want to take from these experiences and release them. You
can love yourself for doing the best that you knew how to do in that
situation. You may have learned to identify yourself with a person that
feels this way, but you can also let go of that association in favor
of something more joyous. Try to see the situation from a perspective
of love, seeing everyone involved as a character in a play. Imagine
that all of you went out for a friendly drink afterward, which is probably
what happened outside of physical reality. :-) Remind yourself that
you weren't just an actor in this play, but the director as well, and
try to thank everyone who particpated, and allow yourself to be aware
of any feelings that come up as you do this.
Forgiveness
is the pivot point where you cease holding something separate from you
and choose love. Choosing love is the act of taking within that
which we had projected outside of ourselves or denied. It's one
of the most powerful movements we can understand as human beings.
The
Power of NOW
In
metaphysical terms, there is no past and no future, they are only illusions
created around the present. Whatever "time" or "date" it is, it's
always NOW. Those illusions can be very convincing, but the important
part to remember is that you are here right now, and you are creating
your life, your own most intimate work of art right now. Everything
in the now moment you have created, either thorugh deliberate intention
and choice, or unconsciously choosing the same thing that you did in
the "previous" NOW moment.
Letting
Go of the Future
We've
discussed releasing the past and freeing up the sort of energy attachments
we place around it, but what about energy we project into the future?
When you are "thinking" about the future, you are more likely off in
your head instead of experiencing the present from your center.
When you are off in the future, you out of your center of power, which
is why future dates and prophecies can be confusing or even alarming.
The only time you have to "DO" anything is right now - and what are
you focusing on RIGHT NOW?
Many
new age circles have been talking about "the shift" as an event that's
going to be happening soon. Some predict 2005, some say 2012, and some
say 2075, from a conscious creation standpoint these numbers are basically
meaningless, you can live the life you want to experience right NOW,
you start by simply saying: "I choose to live my ideal life" and do
so.
In
our personal lives we often project desired events out into the future
as well. "I'll lose weight after the holidays." "I'll be free of this
job once I have enough money to retire." These type of statements
make joy very conditional, in essence they are saying: "I must suffer
now to enjoy later." Or in the case of the first one: "I'll enjoy
now, but I must pay the price later." Anytime you find yourself projecting
this need to suffer in relation to something you enjoy, it's an excellent
place to not only release limiting beliefs, but to examine your own
sense of self worth and self appreciation. Are you loving yourself during
these times? Or are you judging yourself as guilty for feeling joy,
and therefore need some form of punishment in order to restore your
balance? Are you allowing yourself to have exactly what you want
NOW or are you basing what you want on your experience of limitation
in the PAST?
When
you accept that you really only live in the NOW moment, you learn to
release any conditions upon your joy. As a conscious creator you know
that eating a piece of chocolate will only make you fat if you believe
it will. If you release that belief, then you are free to enjoy that
chocolate, and if you are centered in your own state of joy, there is
no need to judge yourself guilty for doing anything that gives you pleasure.
As
stated earlier, there really is no past or future, only NOW. If you
believe in guilt and punishment then you create the circumstances for
that punishment at the same moment in which you are doing the guilty
action. That punishment might not manifest immediately, and can take
any number of forms, but as long as you believe in the duality, the
cause and effect conditionality, you will create it.
When
you begin to really love yourself, and see everything through a lens
of love, you see in terms of unity instead of duality. You can see the
connections between seemingly unrelated events, and synchronicities
just seem to make sense as the new norm. You can see how duality is
a struggle of opposites, forces balance each other by struggling in
opposition. Whether you label them "good and evil" or "ego and inner
being" or "order and chaos" the result is always the same, you are focusing
your energy in opposition to yourself, rather than toward fulfilling
your desires. This has the same effect as pressing the gas at
the same time you are pressing the brake in your automobile - lots of
energy and effort, little or no movement or results. As a simple
exercise, push your hands against each other as hard as you can for
several seconds. Feel how tiring that is? When you believe in
duality and take action within that framework, that is where your energy
is going every moment.
How
do you stop believing in duality? Choice, and self love. Behind every
seeming duality is a uniting truth - open yourself to seeing and understanding
that truth. Accept that all of you is worthy of love, that you
are a wonderful loving being NO MATTER WHAT YOU "THINK." Let any resistance
come up, and gently remove it. Let love encompass it and flow
around it the way a river flows around a stone, slowly eroding it until
the current carries it away.
Homework:
Write down everything that you appreciate about yourself. Re-read it,
and let that sense of love and appreciation really stay with you for
at least a few minutes - bask in it. Afterward, pay attention to any
kind of resistance that may have come up during the exercise. You may
notice this resistance as "negative" emotion. Write down whatever
you felt and try to see it from the perspective of love.
This
will be the last actual lesson, although we are going to have at least
one more question and answer section which will be presented either
tomorrow or on Tuesday - so get your questions to us if you have 'em!
Both of us have completely enjoyed writing this class and really appreciate
all the wonderful feedback we have recieved as well as the great questions.
Thanks to everyone who shared this experience with us.
Sincerely,
John and Kristen
End
Lesson Seven
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