Day 91 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 13 - Being Enough

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Lesson 91: Check In WEEK 13 - Being Enough

This week has been interesting in really recognising that we are enough and that we have enough. This is not a concept I had practised previously. I am grateful for the mantra “I am enough. I have enough. There is enough”. I may not have enforced it into my life before but I am now. Just being able to say that to myself in the mirror and believe it, is powerful in itself. There are many ways to be grateful in your life and recognise abundance. That mantra also makes you think about all your material possessions and what you don’t need because you will start to see that you truly have enough. This is such a major shift in thinking and we all can learn from simply repeating those words, applying it to yourself and actually believing it. When it sinks in, it feels great!

Day 91 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - There is No Sin...

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Lesson 91: There is No Sin...

We need to do away with thinking that people are perfect. There is a perfection we place on things, situations, others and ourselves that is unrealistic. We make mistakes as much as the next person – we just all operate on different levels and perceive mistakes to be one above the rest or not so bad based on our own opinions and morals. The idea behind the title of this lesson is that there isn’t sin but there is definitely mistakes we make and how they impact our consciousness. Today’s lesson is about writing about how you’re not perfect and to celebrate it.

I never claim to be perfect in anyway. Whenever someone describes me as perfect I actually squirm because I believe no one is perfect. I believe we’re all perfect in our flaws and even have Machine Gun Kelly lyrics tattooed on my arm saying just that “Our flaws are what make us perfect”. I think there is a beauty and uniqueness in that lyric. It’s imperfection that makes us beautiful. We tend to have way too much idealism against things such as material items, beauty standards, body shapes and sizes… the list really goes on and we’re forced into standards that are unrealistic and warps our brains into some idea about perfectionism.

I personally believe we are all great in our own way. The ways in which I state I am not perfect include:- I do not claim to have a great body and don’t strive for some slim, model body. I sometimes am lazy but I recognise that I am. I like to eat crap when I’m watching a movie and don’t feel bad for it. I don’t like everyone in this world nor should I. I can be passionate when I want to be but can also be just as demotivated. I can be annoying and do annoying things because I think it’s funny. I binge watch TV shows and take time off work just to binge watch shows sometimes. If I’m staying home all weekend, sometimes I don’t even shower. I don’t do things because you want me to. I don’t always listen to my mother. I sometimes go against my own advice. I don’t always admit I need help.

These are just a few of my imperfections. Can you admit to yours?

Day 90 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - In This Lifetime...

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Lesson 90: In This Lifetime...

Whether it is this lifetime or another, there will be times when we hurt others and others hurt us. By really accepting this allows us to open our consciousness. We can hold the compassion for this which then frees ourselves. Today is about considering the following – do you think you can allow yourself to be free of self-loathing for past mistakes or what you may have done to others?

I think it would take some good reflection, acceptance, self-awareness, forgiveness, releasing and compassion in order to stop yourself from self-loathing. I think it would take some time to work through your own battles, but I truly believe everyone can apply compassion to themselves in order to move forward. Whatever you did was definitely in the past, though if you apply your own understanding of why you chose to hurt someone, then it allows for all the acceptance and forgiveness to follow suit.

Sometimes people can’t or don’t want to face up to their truths. There is so much vulnerability by admitting to yourself, let alone others. You do need self-awareness to recognise how your actions has hurt another. You can only then understand and accept, reflect on it and forgive, then move onto applying compassion to yourself and then release it back into the Universe. I don’t think it can be done overnight, but definitely should be done at your own pace. I think it can be very confronting to look at those moments when you hurt another person. If you need to say sorry, then do it. Your words to another may be all that is needed to move forward also.

Day 90 - A Year to Clear - Reflections on Being Enough

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Lesson 90: Reflections on Being Enough

“- I am enough because______
- Why I know that I am enough is______
- How I know that I have enough is______
- Why I know there is always enough to go around is______”

— Stephanie Bennett Vogt

Today's lesson is all about finishing the sentences listed. Meditate if you have to or find the answers within.

Upon my own reflection:

• I am enough because I have much to offer myself and others.

• Why I know that I am enough is because I see the seeds I plant growing each day.

• How I know that I have enough is because my life is abundant in many different ways.

• Why I know there is always enough to go around is by setting the example.

Day 89 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - It Is Difficult...

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Lesson 89: It Is Difficult...

To hold compassion for yourself may not be so easy if you have hurt someone else. We are definitely not perfect and it’s more than okay to make mistakes. Wouldn’t you say we’re all the same in this regard? People can hurt us just as easily as we hurt others.

If you have hurt someone, do you think that you need to right this wrong? Or should you just release it as a slip-up? I can’t answer this for you but you can look within yourself for the answer.

I think it’s good to apologise but if the moment has truly gone and passed, is there reason to bring it up? I think in some situations, having that closure really helps people and ends a chapter in their lives. If we set it for release, we do need to take the approach of holding compassion for ourselves – accept what you did, accept that we are not perfect beings, learn the lesson and then move forward. We should be beating ourselves up over past mistakes though we should definitely learn the lesson. Apply awareness so you notice what not to do next time to another. You have to open yourself fully.