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Are you a complainer? Are you ready to do something different?
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” - Maya Angelou
Do you complain? If you do, why? ___I complain as a form of control – in the hopes that someone will change or fix something for me. ___I complain as a way to connect with others. When they commiserate with me, I feel less alone.       Discover the way out of choosing the wrong relationships over and over. Do you find yourself choosing a similar wrong partner over and over? This is what Laura asks about: “How can I get past the point of choosing destructive and abusive relationships over and over just because I grew up in an abusive and dysfunctional family? Is it better to just remain single and grow with God and be a good mom and not gravitate toward craziness?” Laura, there are a number of issues here that need to be addressed. Continue reading “I Keep Choosing The Wrong Partner”  Comments are closed  Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth  abusive parenting, abusive relationships, choosing the wrong relationship, Inner Bonding, loving relationships, loving yourself, Margaret Paul, Parenting, Relationships, self-abandonment, spiritual connection, spiritual guidance, spirituality What’s really happening when someone blames and shames you? If you stopped taking it personally, what would you be feeling?
What do you generally do when someone blames you for his or her feelings? Do you find yourself taking it personally and blaming yourself? This is what Melinda struggles with:
“How do I take loving care of myself when my partner is acting out with jealousy that he is not acknowledging? I feel blamed and shamed. It somehow feels like there’s something wrong with me, or something I’m doing even though there isn’t. What do I do with the shame? How do I love myself through it? His reaction can last a few hours or even a few days.” Melinda, your partner’s blaming and shaming of you are his ways of avoiding responsibility for his own feelings. But the real question is, why are you taking on the blame and shame? Why are you taking his behavior personally? Continue reading “Why Do I Feel Shame When I’m Being Blamed?” Are you aware of the vast difference between expressing gratitude from your ego wounded self or from your loving adult self?
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”~Eckhart Tolle, Author of The Power of Now
How often do you feel genuinely grateful for what you have in your life? There is a big difference between acting grateful and feeling genuine gratitude in your heart. Our ego wounded self, which is the part of us that wants control over our feelings, others and outcomes, loves the idea of acting grateful as a way to have control over manifesting abundance. The wounded self wants to believe that rattling off affirmations and statements of gratitude will give it this control. Continue reading The Foundation for Abundance Our imagination is a great gift – a connection with our Divine Source – when we use it from an inwardly connected loving Adult to create the life we want.
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” - Albert Einstein
We are often told that in order to manifest our dreams, we need to be able to imagine them. I have personally found this to be true, and I’ve also discovered that there is a big difference between imagining and daydreaming. Imagining You are imagining when you are open and allowing creativity from Spirit to flow through you. The state of imagining comes from your soul, your essence – your inner child. Continue reading The Difference between Daydreaming and Imagining Do you know what connects you with your spiritual guidance? Watching this 1 minute movie, “Embracing Our Light” will guide you toward connection! Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a best-selling author of 8 books, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® process – featured on Oprah, and recommended by actress Lindsay Wagner . . . → Read More: Inspirational Video: Embracing Our Light Comments are closed Spiritual Growth embracing our light, gratitude, Inner Bonding, joy, lightness of being, love, manifestation, Margaret Paul, soul, spiritual connection, spiritual guidance, spirituality |
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