The Journey to Self-Love!
February 14, 2021
The journey to loving yourself is a constant balance of awareness, observation and correction. These are 3 of the Biggest Mistakes one should be aware of so they can modify their behavior and increase their chance of success:
- Measuring your success on the values of others and not your own.
- Not allowing yourself to experience where you are in the moment.
- Not trusting your own truth. What is the bottom line and what are your boundaries?
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde
There is a prevailing misconception that if you attend to your mental, physical and spiritual needs first (or self-love), then that somehow equates to being selfish. This is misguided, for you cannot help yourself or others if you are not your authentic self. Indeed you cannot be your authentic self if you do not love yourself. This is why self-love needs to be a priority. If you are experiencing difficulty with attaining self-love, there could be reasons which are unclear to you at present. Perhaps there are some buried or forgotten emotions that are responsible for not allowing you to reach your full potential on your journey towards truly loving yourself.
If you cannot believe in yourself or feel negative emotions when you look in the mirror and say “I love you”, then there may be an emotion that needs to be heard, felt, understood, realized or conveyed to your conscious self and your body. Over time, this builds up and there can also be remnants from other lifetimes or experiences brought into your current life.
So, how can you learn to love yourself? A very important place to start is to stop the negative thinking and dialogue that take away from your happiness. Whenever you feel yourself give into these detrimental traits, turn it around. Literally turn your negative thoughts into positive thoughts. You can start by saying a positive mantra in the morning before you start your day. This can include; “Today will be great because…” or “Today I am looking forward to…”. It will subtly change your inner dialogue and promote positive thinking.
It takes practice and affirmations are a huge way to start to hear positive vibration emotions versus negative vibration emotions. Negative or lower vibration emotions include feelings of fear, anger, shame or frustration. Positive or higher vibration emotions include happiness, joy, excitement or peace. The only way to enact positive change is from within. We can change our realities very quickly and easily by moving to a place of neutrality and then working towards the higher vibration emotions.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
These few small steps will assist you on your quest to self-love. There will always be things in your life that you cannot control but you can actively choose to pursue that which will bring you the greatest amount of joy. If you have challenges, then energy work is key to unlocking blockages to your progress that you may be unaware of. The Akashic record is one way to explore what is impeding your progress and why, on a conscious or physical level. A trained energy practitioner can assist you in accessing your Akashic Record. You can learn these skills as well!
Energy body treatments like massage, raindrop therapy, hot stone, chiropractic, rolfing, reiki and shamanic sessions are also a viable alternative. Remember, we are all energy and there are many ways to work within the energy field. Even our chakras can help determine what has been or what remains that you are still here to learn. Every birthday after the age of 14, you start to recycle through 1 to 7 chakras. As an example, age 14, it would be the root, and then at 15 it would be the sacrum, and at age 16 the solar plexus and so on. I look back at my teen-age years and whoa that was an interesting time of learning and experiences. These were all charted out for me to learn and grow from and I am still learning and growing. I balance my inner wheel each day through meditation and self healing.
Ki Lifestyle Solutions offers many services, including Akashic Record Work, Reiki and Shamanic Energy Work. If you would like further information about our services, or if you have any questions, please contact Carell directly via email at carell@kilifestyle.ca
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Inspire, Heal, Grow! Namaste!
Our next 14 day challenge, beginning on February 15, 2021,will help us to recognize our triggers by exposing what is still there, what emotion is holding us back and how we can improve simply by choosing to do so. Use this challenge as a measure to show you where your attention should be in order to transform.
The ‘Veil' - the dividing line between the divine, and this physical construct of earth. So many of us still don’t see the magic that can be witnessed between here and there. Often, you will hear that the veil is thinner than it has been at other times of the year, or during a spiritual retreat or ceremony. We are the creators of our existence. We have the power to make this happen, whether we are attuned and initiated into Reiki, or not. The difference between having Reiki as a lifestyle, as opposed to not having it, was revealed to me over the past couple of years. I see how quickly people are learning what took me 10 to 15 years to accomplish. Good news for those who waited, and also for those who started three decades ago. The time construct is an illusion. Time doesn’t exist, so really, we are all precisely where we need to be. Comparison using a timeline, really, is a process of our perceptions and what we align with in the moment. For example, I am currently in a new meditation practice, and a new experience has arisen. In this experience, a whole new reality unfolds, presenting a new opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of myself, and create more extraordinary experiences. Reiki will bring us all to this place eventually, guided and protected so our childlike wonder can develop and take us beyond the veil. Can we achieve this without Reiki? Absolutely, but as a person who is sensitive to energy, I find this modality has given me the love and grace to explore with childlike wonder. I still get to listen to, and follow my higher knowing, and it insists that I do so, but I get to move along at the pace of growth that serves me best (even if my ego thinks differently). Not all of it has been easy, but as parents allow their child to learn to walk and become more human, so does God, Spirit and the creator, allow us to develop in whatever way is intended for each of us. This reflection has both positive and negative aspects, from which we can learn. Soon, the child knows not to touch the hot flame or burning wood. Beyond the veil is where we can heal ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. This is where the supernatural kicks in. As this human experience unfolds, we get to observe, watch and learn. Become the watcher, become the magician, and orchestrate the reality your eyes desire to see. There is no prescribed timing, or amount of required waiting. We only need to allow flow, let go, and enjoy the experience. This is only possible when we are the closest to the veil, or when there is the thinning of the veil, as the veil itself on this side of the human experience creates the illusion. Reality awaits beyond the veil—the experience where we heal, grow, and evolve into our life purpose, the place of our universal connection to our creator self, and where we recognize who our guides, teachers, and higher self are, as well as the reality we desire to be in. When invoking the Cho-ku-Rei symbol, take your time, do it with intention and focus. Pause and wait to feel the energy. Really, DO NOT RUSH. Feel it, know it, and understand it. Even if we are seasoned masters, and have been doing it for a long time, this is all the more reason to do this step with intentional clarity and smoothness. As the veils are so very, very thin, you may be surprised by the magic, and how reality can change into beauty so quickly. If we spend too much time in a single state when we're out in the world, we can get stuck. If we no longer like this experience, we sometimes forget that we have the power and tools to change it. Reiki keeps us tuned and connected to creating our desired reality. Tips for aligning with the “Veil”: Invoke Reiki. Use the Cho-ku-Rei and Sei-hei-ki symbols and ground them into the Earth. Be slow and precise, and pause for at least 40 to 90 seconds after you invoke the emblem. Energy flow. Breathe and move the energy down to the one-point (Tan Tien). Open-heart connection. Simply touch the centre of your chest with your thumbs, keeping them in a prayer mudra position. Surrender. Open up to receive with childlike wonder. Calm the mind. Hear your breath or a continuous noise - no thought. Meditation. Starting with a simple OM Meditation is excellent, 10 to 15 minutes, allow yourself to feel. Breathing. Circle your breath - up from the bottom of the left foot and up the body over the crown, and then exhale down the right side. Consult your inner knowing. See if your inner knowing relays any messages, images, or body sensations. Pay attention . An image is worth a thousand words. Journal. Write, dream and create what those meanings are for you. Take action. Move and do one thing that brings reality closer to you. If you need help facilitating any steps, or still feel stuck, reach out. A little guidance will take you far. Alternatively, try a Tarot/Oracle Reading from Ki Lifestyle and a Shamanic Akashic Record reading. Shamanic and Reiki sessions are also available for assemblage shifting or other issues. These tools help gain insight, identify what keeps you stuck, and create strategies to achieve your goals. ~ Namaste & Many Blessings!
February - Feelings are our Navigational Tool of this Golden Age
