cultivating an aesthetic physical appearance
Request: some view it as vain.
Self-help
avoidance of sexuality
Priority request: And all the negative feelings that go with, shame, fear, desire and anger. How does one get out of this mess?
realizing life is not a competition
Priority request: So many of us think we have to compete for money, relationships, status, attention, and even love. It really seems like a massive ego pillar. With how deeply ingrained this idea of scarcity and lack seems to be, I wonder how high one would need to calibrate?
"I deserve good things"
Priority request: The statement seems crucial to self esteem, as well as being able to value and enjoy life. Whether or not deservingness is constructive as a concept seems less important than the affirmation that one is fundamentally worthy of blessings, grace and forgiveness.
letting "the one" find you
rather than seeking to find "the one" -- request.
effect of having and caring for a pet
Request: When I’m back home with my dogs, I always feel like it increases my LoC, in the heart, especially. My guess is that its in the ‘taking care’ aspect.
Serenity Prayer
Prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr and adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs -- wikipedia.
a problem
A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with -- American Heritage Dictionary.
statement: self-esteem is automatically monetized
The principle that income is naturally and effortlessly attracted by awareness of one's self-worth.
level: "I'm not enough"
Request: it seems to be a common belief among people - What is it essentially? Grief? Shame? At what level its healed? Is it primarily in thymus?
self-sabotage
Request: engaging in behaviors, either consciously or unconsciously, that lead to the end of a relationship. This might involve pushing the other person away or finding reasons to get out of the relationship.
“Do what makes you happy”
Pretty good life advice.
level: money comes when it's needed
Request: I have a fear of losing money and sometimes get stingy.
the peace of admitting "I don't know"
In the radical honesty of not knowing, feeling neither lack nor a burdened obligation to find out.
fear of rejection
Request: Common concern for people.