Use Everything

Loving yourself is the soul’s work, says Rick Belden.

I’ve been running from parts of myself for years

even as I believed I was embracing them

I’m still running

but I’m getting tired

I can’t run as fast and as far as I used to

and even when I do

I can’t seem to find the places where I used to go.

 

I guess it must be time for something else.

 

sometimes the only way to rise is to sink

sometimes the only way to move is to be still.

 

can I sit naked and wait

can I stand my ground in the rain while the lightning

strikes all around me

can I change my way of thinking

without thinking

can I remember to be kind to myself.

 

bad luck is the language of the unconscious

the body is the gateway to the knowledge of the soul

every experience has healing potential

every person I meet is my mirror.

 

life’s true work

is the work of the soul

the challenge is to love myself

to be with myself

in my body

always

in every moment

no matter what’s going on.

 

it’s all soul work

use everything.

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