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By Dr. Margaret Paul November 09, 2020 Will you always be struggling with the effects of an abusive childhood? If you had an abusive childhood, will you always suffer from it? This is the question that Andrea asked me about: “I had a terrifying childhood. I have had counseling, motion light therapy, and been . . . → Read More: Can We Ever Heal From Childhood Abuse?  Comments are closed  Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth  child abuse, childhood abuse, EFT, EMDR, emotional healing, Inner Bonding, inner strength, loving adult, Margaret Paul, SE, Somatic Experiencing, soul, soul's journey, spirituality, TRE Learn how to embrace life as the sacred privilege it is rather than be stuck just getting through. Peter experiences life as a burden – a sentence to get through that is filled with suffering. Peter trudges through his life, experiencing little joy. He works hard, makes enough money to feel financially secure enough to take care of his family, and spends little time in connection with others. To Peter, life has no real purpose other than to make money and do the best he can to feel safe. Peter has no connection with anything greater than himself. He does not believe in God, Spirit or a Higher Power. He believes that when he dies, he disappears forever. He has no perspective of anything beyond this life. Life, therefore, has little meaning to Peter. Continue reading Do You Experience Life As A Burden Or As A Sacred Privilege?       Is being duped something you avoid at all costs, or are you willing to be duped in order to keep your heart open?
No one likes being duped. It feels awful to realize that someone has pulled the wool over our eyes – that we were so naïve we didn’t see that we were being duped, lied to or taken advantage of.
However, since this painful experience happens to most of us at one time or another, we each have a choice – will we make protecting ourselves from being duped our highest priority, or will we make being open and loving more important than whether or not we get duped? I have found in my work with clients that the fear of being duped or taken advantage of is often in the way of being loving to themselves and others. They are so afraid of being taken advantage of that they close their heart, keeping their walls up to protect themselves from the possibility of being duped. Continue reading The Fear of Being Duped Comments are closed Relationships bad faith, being lied to, closed heart, duped, Inner Bonding, karma, love, Margaret Paul, open heart, share love, soul, soul's journey, spirit, spirituality, taken advantage of, truth |
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