The questions are endless. This solution of self-awareness seems so simple on paper. All I have to do is love myself?
Yes, and that is much easier said than done, as self love proves to be a complex matter. To expect people to love, honor, and respect themselves and to have pure self-awareness at all times is cruel because that expectation is unrealistic for any human. We can see the struggle in self-awareness when we consider our history of fear, war, scarcity and disconnection.
Fear-based programming lives in all of us, and does not just magically disappear overnight. However, love, joy, connection and beauty exist despite the unimaginable suffering of the planet. That, in itself, gives me the ability to dream awake wonderful possibilities. And dreaming is the first step in shifting into a new reality.
~Jasmine Beaghler
Artwork by Melissa Harris
Just because I laugh a lot, doesn’t mean my life is easy.
Just because I have a smile on my face every day, doesn’t mean that something is not bothering me.
I just choose to move on, and not to dwell on all the negatives in my life.
Every new moment gives me the chance to renew a new.
I choose to be that. What do you choose??