Guest guest Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Spiritual freedom is my birthright. I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mentalprejudices and stereotypes of others. I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can manipulateme or deceive me. I am a free thinker. I freely choose truth and love. Today, I embrace a greater degree of spiritualfreedom. From: DailyOM <today@...>Subject: DailyOM: A Bad Habitstompingelk@...Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 8:07 AM Today's DailyOM brought to you by: July 15, 2008A Bad HabitBeing Hard On Ourselves One of the key components of human consciousness that most of us need to address and change is our tendency to be hard on ourselves. We do this in ways that are both overt and subtle, and half the work sometimes is recognizing that we are doing it at all. For example, if we find it difficult to graciously accept compliments, this is probably a sign that we tend to be hard on ourselves. Other ways in which we express this tendency include never feeling satisfied with a job well done, always wanting to be and do better, and getting mad at ourselves for getting sick. Getting mad at ourselves at all indicates that we need to rescue ourselves from our learned ability to be unkind to ourselves. In essence, when we are hard on ourselves, we send our bodies the message that we are not good enough. Whenever we do this, we do damage that will need to be addressed later, and we sap our systems of much-needed energy. Being hard on ourselves is a waste of precious time and energy that we could use in positive ways. To begin to understand how this works, we can think about times when someone made us feel that we weren¢t good enough. Even just thinking about it will create an effect in our bodies that doesn¢t feel good. We may be used to the feeling, but when we really tune into it, we instinctively know that it is not good for us on any level.Like any bad habit, being hard on ourselves can be a challenging one to release, but the more we feel the burden it places on us, the more motivated we will be to change. At first, just noticing when we are doing it and how it makes us feel is enough. As our awareness increases, our innate impulse toward health and well-being will be activated, moving us out of danger and into a more positive and more natural relationship with ourselves. What do you think?Discuss this article and share your opinion Want more DailyOM?Register for your free email, or browse all articles Share the OM: Email this to a friend Printable version Save in My DailyOM Discuss this article Today's friend of OM:Detoxify while you sleep! Using osmotic capillary action similar to that employed by trees, these all-natural Detoxifying Foot Pads gently absorb mercury, lead, arsenic, and other wastes that have accumulated in your body. Order 30 day or more supply and receive coupons for free lab work to analyze your used patches. For more information visit Dailyom.com/shop From the Library:The Healing Art of Qi Gongby Hong Liu & More DailyOM:Browse the Library Today's Horoscopes Shop the Marketplace Join the Community Home | Gift Shop | My DailyOM | Marketplace | Community | Archives | Share The OM | Contact Us Subscribe | Change Email | User Settings | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Gift Shop FAQ | Advertising Info Make DailyOM Your Homepage | Link To Us | Publish DailyOM On Your Website © 2004-08 DailyOM - No portion of this site can be reprinted without express permissionArtwork by Wang Chang-Ming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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