"a religious and cultural celebration by billions of people around the world" -- wikipedia.
statement: loving others is no substitute for loving yourself
Loving others is heart-based, while loving yourself is thymus-based. As the heart dimension is nested within the thymus dimension, loving others serves the highest good only in the context of loving yourself. (The highest good includes you!)
to love is to witness
Request: One of the flying fish from this morning's contemplation.
intimacy of the present "moment"
The feeling of profound connection and oneness of the Self in the "eternal now."
"your only responsibility is to love"
Let God handle the outcome.
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships
by Marnia Robinson. "By focusing on generous pampering rather than self-stimulation, you can create a nourishing cocoon of comfort and safety…and deepen your connection through bonding-based intimacy."
“The ones that love us never really leave us”
Request: quote from Harry Potter, said by Sirius Black.
writer Heidi Priebe on love and grief (quote)
Priority request.
T/F: being in sacred places dissolves onis in one’s aura
Request: Do they leave when you’re in a church or other holy building? (Oni is the term we use for a lower astral).
seeing divinity in others
Let's do this. In life and most of all, online. It underpins excellence, love, and beyond.
"everyone's doing the best they can"
A self-forgiving posture that aligns with Love.
"Mistakes are the natural, impersonal consequence of learning and development and therefore unavoidable"
Request: Dr. Hawkins statement from TLC in the chapter on guilt.
level: no longer sabotaging yourself
Priority request: Seems like a high pass, where one would be free of all self hatred to the degree he no longer gets in his own way unconsciously.
fearlessness
Request: I think Gandhi once said that it was one of the qualities to have.
irreplaceable
Impossible to replace; unique or invaluable, such that no substitute can take its place.