Comments on: Love The Man In The Mirror

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:22:15 +0000

@Hilda, thank you for your feedback on the post. All the best with the pre-forgiveness part…!!

@ODET, your heart is in chain is only an illusion.

@Omar, if you are talking about MJ, I can’t agree more!

By: Omar

Omar — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:11:22 +0000

I see a successful young african american male who is greater than what he imagines.

By: ODET

ODET — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:14:33 +0000

thank you for this… i need to reread this and internalize this… because i realized that my heart is in chains… (

By: Hilda

Hilda — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:04:17 +0000

Hi Evelyn,

What a great post! And I echo everything that Mary Madeline said as also being true for me. Except for the pre-giveness – that’s a new concept to me, but very interesting. I think I’ll give it a go…

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:24:21 +0000

@Stephen, I am so glad that you resonate so well with my post. I am not sure about the brainwashing part but indeed it is true that many of us place our needs last because we mistakenly think that it is “wrong” to be selfish. Taking care of yourself in self-nurture is hardly that!

@Darren, I enjoyed the phrase that you shared “to be present for ourselves”…..it is lovely and most certainly true!

By: Darren Sproat

Darren Sproat — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:35:13 +0000

Thank you, Evelyn, for reminding us that it all starts with who we see in the mirror. To be true to ourselves, to be present for ourselves, is really the first step in doing so for those we love.

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:25:06 +0000

Evelyn: lovely, lovely, lovely!

“You cannot expect to enjoy truly rewarding relationships with others if you do not first have a good relationship with yourself.”

That is so true. And when you don’t have a good relationship with yourself you will take it out on others. There is nothing wrong with being selfish. I can only give and be of value to others, if they are selfishly willing to accept it. For every give there is a take. You can’t have one without the other. It’s all about mutual benefit. We have been brainwashed into thinking selfishness is bad, but it is not when done right. It’s what makes life beautiful and rewarding. Take care of yourself first and you will then be able to help others.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:53:51 +0000

Lisa,

I have been missing you. I am so glad that you are now back on the blogosphere!!

Thanks for sharing about your experience. I can imagine something as simple as looking into the mirror can be life changing. It is connecting with the awareness that springs from within, no matter where we are and what we are doing, that cause us to go “aha”. I have a number of moments like these….beats reading all the self help books!

Your friend and MJ have just gone home. I will be covering more about my personal experiences in “going home” in my next post…do keep a lookout!

Warm Hugs (really really missed you),
Evelyn

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:47:07 +0000

Keith,

Thank you for your feedback! I am glad that you agree that self love is not about being selfish. Those of us who suffer from low sense of worth can have the tendency to put our needs last. We need to acknowledge that we are in every way deserving of love as everyone else! When we love ourselves unconditionally, the love that we have for others magically transforms into something way BIGGER!

Love and light,
Evelyn

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:42:34 +0000

Lance,

It’s great that you have managed to heal through self love! Even though there can be moments of doubt, what is more important is what energetic space are you residing in mostly in a day. Is it one of self criticism or one of unconditional love and forgiveness to oneself? I am so glad that you are able to see the world differently. Great job with deciding to make a change!

Abundance always,
Evelyn