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Twin Flames - a poem by JWPJr A short story about enlightenment - by JWPJr Don't Quit - A poem by Anonymous The Dash - A poem by Linda Ellis Velvet Wings - a poem by JWPJr As I Began To Love Myself - by Charlie Chaplin Let There Be - by JWPJr A Grateful Message - Anonymous The Boob - by JWPJr |
As I began to love myself by Charlie Chaplin
As I began to
love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs
that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can
offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew
the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this
person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a
different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting
me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood that at any
circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens
at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it
“SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and
I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings
me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do
them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that
is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that
drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a
healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be
right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is
“MODESTY”.
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the
past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where
everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it
“FULFILLMENT”.
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can
disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind
became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any
kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their
crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE” !
― Charlie Chaplin