Barbara De Angelis : "If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself."
I had such an amazing experience last night. I was at agape and we had a guest speaker so I was already bummed that I wasn’t going to hear Rev Michael. Rev Barbara King took the stage and I was completely hit broadsided. I wasn’t expecting it and I think that was why it was so profound. I can’t really explain it other than the voice in my head was so loud judging and critiquing and then all of a sudden it was silent and I felt this amazing calm come over me. It was beautiful. I felt so peaceful.
It just brings to mind how often we have expectations or judgments rather, of how something will go and how often we miss out because we aren’t willing to try. It brings to mind the box again. We get comfortable in our box. We like to decorate it and call it home. And then we never want to leave it. Just remember that growth is on the outside of the box. Being in your comfort zone can be healing and revitalize you but it can also cause stagnation. Learn the balance and your life will blossom. You can have anything you want but you have to step outside and stretch and try new things and have the conversations that you’re afraid to have. If you do the things that scare you then all things become possible.
Today, I am grateful for the opportunities I have to stretch from who I thought I was to something even more than I thought possible.
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