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Month of May/June 2008
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Learning to Love Yourself
We are Loving beings, this is our true nature. Love is the most natural thing for us to feel
and to do. Love heals our minds and it heals our bodies. Love is the most contagious and beautiful
emotion there is. Only Love is real and only Love will create peace in the world. From Love we get to
peace, compassion, understanding, joy, and an abundant life.
However, we have learned to block Love and to hide it deep within. The Spiritual beings that we are go
dormant inside of us, and with it, love goes dormant as well. We allow the mind and its programs to take over.
The opposite emotions of Love, such as anger, resentment, fears, and such are learned behaviors. They are not
part of our Divine Nature. We learned those negative emotions through our environment and the upbringing. The
good news is that what we learn, we can unlearn. This is our power. One way to unlearn all of these low level
emotions is by uncovering the Love that is within all of us.
Having free will, we get to choose what to make of this human experience, but no matter what, we “are” Spiritual
beings made of Love. We can pretend all we want, but really, we are beautiful, powerful, magnificent and
abundant beings… children of this Infinite Universe… with the power to create peace, harmony and love in our
lives.
We get to choose every single day if we want to be connected to the Soul, the Spirit that we are or to go
through life believing little of ourselves. It is this decision, this intention that will unleash that Love
within or keep it hiding.
To awaken that Love within, we need to start by loving ourselves. This is the most important step toward loving
others, loving the world, and creating an abundant and peaceful life. I suggest that you start by giving yourself
a break. Understand that we are having a human experience and as such, it is not supposed to be perfect.
It is supposed to be fun! Even now, stop and take a deep breath. Try this more often, through your day.
You need to take time to feel your body and to calm the mind. Slowing the mind means stop thinking more often.
At first it’s a difficult task because the mind wants to keep racing all the time. The more you practice,
the more the mind will become quiet and still.
Engage in an activity just for you. This may be as simple as taking time to go to a park by yourself.
Sit quietly and pay attention to your surroundings, to the sounds, the colors, the smells, the feelings
in your body. Sit quietly just enjoying yourself. Another simple activity is showering. Truly enjoy the
experience of showering. Take the time to feel the sensations in the body as the water runs through your body.
Allow yourself to feel your body and tell yourself how much you appreciate, honor, and love your own body,
yourself. Loving yourself means connecting with your own senses, with your own feelings and embracing them.
Slow down.
Make the decision to take life less seriously. Choose to smile and laugh more often, and to remain happy
throughout the day. Allow yourself to make mistakes. Allow yourself to stay in the moment. No sense in
rethinking the past that is gone, and no sense in worrying about tomorrow. It’s more fun to simply enjoy
the moment.
As you start reconnecting to your own Self, you will feel that Love that you are awakening within.
This Love is contagious and delicious. Allow yourself to feel the Love that you are. That Love will heal
your body and will heal your mind. That Love will heal the World, one person at a time. Stop pretending
and be the Love that you are.
Laura Bonilla, C.Ht. is a Licenced Spiritual Coach and Certified Hypnotherapist. She studied Past Life
Regression Therapy with Dr.Brian Weiss, known psychiatrist and bestseller author.
She is also certified by Doreen Virtue, bestseller author of Healing
with the Angels. Laura’s holistic approach is to bring Spirit-Mind-Body into Oneness. She has her private
practice in Southern California. For one-on-one consultation, you can reach her directly at
909-994-5701. For information on her Hypnosis CDs and MP3s, or to read past articles or
any other information about her practice, visit her website
at www.themindclinic.net. Her email is laura@themindclinic.net.
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