How Do We Know That We Love
OurselvesThe following discussion
occurred in one of William LePar's Research and Study Group sessions. It is a
follow-up to the previous posting where Mr. LePar's spiritual source, The
Council, discussed Giving What We Don't Have, posted previously on this
website.
Questioner: How do you know
if you love yourself? How do you know that you truly love yourself and it is
not your ego talking?
The Council: Well, what do you do in life for others? That
is a good yardstick of measurement. What is your attitude as you are doing
them, these things for others? Understanding there are times when you must be a
care giver or a provider that you get disgusted, you think that you are not
appreciated. Well, when you begin to feel as though you are not appreciated,
then you better take a second look at your feelings inside. Why should you be
appreciated for doing good for someone else? That is your privilege, your
honor. You should do it with humbleness. You should be grateful. Every time you
are responsible for an action that is spiritually beneficial to another
individual, that in itself should be all that you need. There are times in
doing and giving, you do get tired, you do get disgusted. This is
understandable, but if this hangs on too long and begins to cause you to
question whether you should continue giving or doing, then you must reexamine
yourself because you have not reached the point where you truly love yourself.
Again, periods of time where one gets disgusted, even feels like throwing their
hands up and walking away, these are all natural emotions and can be expected
in a variety of situations. But the person who really loves themselves in a
godly way continues through these periods of darkness or trepidation or
whatever you choose to call it, and comes out on the other side still carrying
the torch of achievement. They have not cowered in the corner as a coward would
do.
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