Comments on: Is it Selfish to Want to Let Go? http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go Spiritual Wisdom Love & Romance Counseling Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Meditation, Yoga & Spiritual Growth Carnival- Edition #12 http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-149 Meditation, Yoga & Spiritual Growth Carnival- Edition #12 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:16:30 +0000 http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-149 [...] Mercado presents Is it Selfish to Want to Let Go? posted at Unforgettable [...] […] Mercado presents Is it Selfish to Want to Let Go? posted at Unforgettable […]

]]> By: admin http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-67 admin Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:31:19 +0000 http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-67 I understand what you are saying FerdC, and I appreciate your comment...I chose to write it this way and use the word selfish to break people out of their preconceived notions about it. I understand what you are saying FerdC, and I appreciate your comment…I chose to write it this way and use the word selfish to break people out of their preconceived notions about it.

]]> By: FerdC http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-66 FerdC Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:34:27 +0000 http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-66 The way I think about this is that there is a huge difference between self-care and selfishness. Self-care good, selfishness bad. Good self care is our primary responsibility in this world. God gave us our bodies and our lives, and it is up to us to make them as good as we can. That is about all that we can actually control. And self care can be complicated, as it involves our bodies, our spirit, our relationships, our finances, etc, etc. Once we are taking good care of ourselves, we have the energy and spirit to reach out to others, within healthy boundaries. At that point, if we don't, then we are probably selfish. The way I think about this is that there is a huge difference between self-care and selfishness. Self-care good, selfishness bad. Good self care is our primary responsibility in this world. God gave us our bodies and our lives, and it is up to us to make them as good as we can. That is about all that we can actually control. And self care can be complicated, as it involves our bodies, our spirit, our relationships, our finances, etc, etc.
Once we are taking good care of ourselves, we have the energy and spirit to reach out to others, within healthy boundaries. At that point, if we don’t, then we are probably selfish.

]]> By: Angie Lile from Kansas City http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-62 Angie Lile from Kansas City Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:49:28 +0000 http://gr8wisdom.com/is-it-selfish-to-want-to-let-go#comment-62 I thought I had this part of myself figured out... the part where most of our negative feelings come from our thoughts, rampaging out of control... I have made some really great positive steps with my relationship with my husband, all by owning up to where these feelings were really coming from (before I was the advocate for the "you make me feel this way" side of the spectrum)... Now its more like, "right now, I feel this way, so WHY am I feeling this emotion?" and look at mySELF. Of course, I back-slid on this over the Christmas Holidays... falling back into my old self-sacrificing routines which lead me right back to some really bad feelings. Only later did I realize that I had just given mySELF a chance to re-learn this valuable lesson. Letting go can really give you some PEACE! Although sometimes it feels like you are jumping off of a cliff. :) Namaste! I thought I had this part of myself figured out… the part where most of our negative feelings come from our thoughts, rampaging out of control…

I have made some really great positive steps with my relationship with my husband, all by owning up to where these feelings were really coming from (before I was the advocate for the “you make me feel this way” side of the spectrum)… Now its more like, “right now, I feel this way, so WHY am I feeling this emotion?” and look at mySELF.

Of course, I back-slid on this over the Christmas Holidays… falling back into my old self-sacrificing routines which lead me right back to some really bad feelings. Only later did I realize that I had just given mySELF a chance to re-learn this valuable lesson. Letting go can really give you some PEACE! Although sometimes it feels like you are jumping off of a cliff. :)

Namaste!

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