Excavating the Mind

"Accept yourself, love yourself and keep moving forward.

If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you done."

Roy T. Bennett

It is important to embrace our own diversity and increase it if we can.  The more we open our hearts and minds, the faster we learn and propel our lovely selves forward.  Once we grasp new insights and take action, we embrace more of the unknown and less weighted down.

As we excavate our own minds, we are reminded that others are just as complex.  When others disagree with our point of view, kindly remember it is only on one segment of our self, and not our entire being.  We too, are better conversationalists and friends when we honor and respect a person as a whole.

Each one of us can hold a perception without creating division.  There are no specimens of human beings that are identical.  To claim our authentic selves does not include judging others to feel superior.  When we choose to listen better, to experience differing outlooks, and agree to disagree without consequence, peace will enter our body, mind, and spirit!

Time Table

 

"Accept yourself, love yourself and keep moving forward."

Roy T Bennett

From birth, we begin to perform for others, to please them in hopes of securing safety, physical needs, and being loved.  For years, this pattern prevails as authenticity sinks deeper into hiding places within our being.  Somewhere along the way, we are teased by thoughts of duality.  We pour effort into being one person on the inner and one on the outside.

There is a time table for each one of us to follow.  How far we get propelled depends upon how closely we listen to what resonates in our hearts.  Eventually, we care less about the outer world and become more curious about our inner spirit.

After many challenges, we nurture our sense of self.  We begin to make different choices to support our desires rather than the expectations of others.  Our lessons fine tune us and supply us with tools to perpetuate our movement forward.  In this process, we learn to respect, honor, and love our core being. we choose to go with the flow offering our best to the world.

Understand Authenticity

"We are all different. Don't judge,

understand instead."

Roy T. Bennett

If I am confident in being me, flaws and all, I am able to be more open to others.  Individuals or groups threaten us when we are not secure in our sense of worth.  If we sincerely believe we have value, others will not be able to discredit us quite so easily.

Walking through life with awareness, we will catch glimpses of the unique qualities sometimes hidden within others.  We may engage in a conversation with a waiter in a small cafe and learn that he is a serious musician or a sales clerk an accomplished artist.  In a gas station a motorcyclist might strike up a conversation and we learn that he is an orthopedic surgeon.

Life is about admiring the differences between us, not judging them.  Wealth may appear in the health of family as abundance might be gathered in aspects of joy.  Duplicating the examples set by others often leave us unfulfilled and despondent.  We must find our own strength and build upon it, understanding that each of us are entitled to find an authentic way.