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Originally Posted by Isis Kali  I could really use some supportive words to keep me going. Any ideas you have would be great, please. |
Well, Megan, BEING with your pain (acknowleding it and accepting it) is one very valuable thing. Making a request like the one Isis Kali made, quoted above, is quite another valuable thing, particularly when it's made in a
personal development forum!
The very kind words offered in response to Isis' post were oozing with love and support, but it wasn't the normal, "oh, you poor thing, you must really be suffering, you're doing the best you can...." poo poo. That kind of comfort and nurturing is what you get from your girlfriends or your mother, the people who support wallowing as an ordinary way to get through tough times. If you're asking for help, you're not just BEING with your pain. Wallowing is great, don't get me wrong. But when you get to the point where you're ready to ask people who are committed to personal development for THEIR support, you'd better be ready for the extraordinary support that's provided by this world: being reminded of your power, that you're 100% responsible for your life, and that there's lots of love and resources here for you if you are willing to open yourself to it and let go of the stuff that's not working for you.
Personal development is not a "slave-driving religion;" you and I and Isis Kali and completely free. If we come to this remarkable group of people here looking for support, it's reasonable to expect that we'll be reminded of and encouraged in our own extraordinary possibilities.