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earthwaterandsoul
Feb 7, 2017
4 min read

I have recently been listening to various Podcasts when travelling or even when trying to get to sleep. From all the ones I have so far listened to , Dr. Wayne Dyer's words have been on my mind all day.

The talk was about 'Loving Yourself.'

For those of you who have not heard of Dr. Dyer, he was an American philosopher, self help author and motivational speaker. With several published books and a worldwide recognition, he explored the human experience through spiritual aspects of self discovery and personal growth. Even as he grow wiser, he would say that the more he learnt the more he came to realise how little he knew about the world and how much more there is to learn and to discover.

A question he asked to a caller named Anne on the podcast was whether she was letting her ego drive her, or her spirit. This made me think hard.

The caller was a well known TV Presenter and Journalist. She admitted to feeling the constant need of others praise and approval to feel good about herself and her job regardless of how famous or popular she is, this constant need of attention was never ending. Of course this resulted in her never being happy because of always having to rely on others opinions and thoughts about her and who she was and what she was doing.

Her response to his question (on whether she was letting her Ego or Spirit drive her) was that she was probably letting her ego take control therefore consuming her insecurities letting it affect her life, job and recent intimate relationships.

Dyer then quoted Rumi, a 13th century Persian Poet.

His words were:

You who seek God apart apart,

That which you seek, thou art, thou art.

If you want to seek the beloveds face,

polish the mirror and gaze into that space.

This woman then began to think long and hard and re-evaluate what she was saying and how she was mentally hurting herself.

Mat & Ash, also known as 'The Yoga Couple' on Instagram recently posted an image of Mat with a beautiful paragraph.

It said:

' Today I am so exhausted from a long day, but I am still grateful. At this moment I am especially grateful for the people in my life who I consider my teachers. They always appear at exactly the right time. We can always find something to be grateful for no matter how crazy things may get. Redirecting our energy to focus on what is right, rather than what is wrong is a daily practice. But it's a practice for the person who wants to be happy. Our happiness is a direct result of gratitude. They can not be separated. We are happy when we are grateful. We are unhappy when we believe "we have not." The quickest way to gratitude is realising nothing is owed to us. We are entitled to nothing. Each moment and each breathe is literally a gift. Think of all the many blessings just on top of being able top breather everyday. What a miracle!"

These words touched the very core of my soul. To hear a man especially be so open and appreciative of life and his surroundings was incredibly refreshing. To be travelling and practicing, preaching and exploring with his partner I found inspirational. Beautiful. Aspiring. And to reach out to like minded beings is brave.

Both these words from Dr. Dyer and from Mat link well to this woman - to us all. When things may seem to be coming slowly to you perhaps or you are frustrated about something, angry, upset, disappointed, confused. Whatever it may be - sit and think for a minute. Remind yourself of where you are, who you are and how lucky you are to even be there. Focus on your goals, focus on self love and perhaps in my case Fitness and wellbeing and once you feel rooted, feel content things will come from there.

Don't allow your fears or worries to block the path you truly want to take. Again, take the leap and good things will come running at you! Often the most complicated things are the simplest. It is we who complicate them.

To let our egos, our minds, take full control of what we want is dangerous. Because we ignore our intuition and what our heart feels. To take leaps of faith, scary as they might be is the brave, the honest and the exciting thing to do. Don't hold back.

Last but not least, if you have not yet had the chance to view the Trailer for 'Embraced' I could not recommend it highly enough.

I was not sure what to expect. Knowing it would affect me greatly, I was uncertain about attending the Private viewing however did. And it was the best thing I could have possibly done. I laughed, cried, gasped.. everything kind of emotion one has, I think was vocalised during this screening!

Thank you Taryn for sharing your experience and the raw reality of life and how much we need to treasure ourselves and stick together. Women should support one other rather than engage in whatever nonsense Society creates for us to work against each other and in competition. Life is tough. But so are you. Be different babe.

https://www.facebook.com/bodyimagemovement/?fref=ts

Above is a link to the Body Image Movement where Taryn the director of the Documentary has set up a huge Platform for Women founded on the belief that your body regardless of shape, size, ethnicity or ability needs SELF LOVE. ALWAYS.