HJ: Your inner critic is that part of you that is still unhealed and is showing you where to focus your attention while doing your inner healing work.  You want to listen to your inner critic only to discover its roots so that you may transcend the story that keeps it alive. This path will lead you to the freedom and inner peace that you seek.

- Truth

Stop Beating Yourself Up: 40 Ways to Silence Your Inner Critic

By Laura Tong | Enjoy Life Slowly

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

If you’re anything like I used to be, your inner critic packs a powerful punch.

You’ve got a vicious voice bad mouthing you for much of the day. And when it’s in one of those moods, wow, are you going to suffer.

Gary ‘Z’ McGee, Staff Writer
Waking Times

“Make no mistake about it – enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.”  –Adyashanti

The first thing to remember, here at the outset, is that enlightenment is not a destination but a direction. It is not a truth but a process. It is both imaginary and real. It is not an either-or, but a both-and. It is only achievable when it is understood that it is an unachievable thing. Once we can let go of the need to achieve it, then we free ourselves to allow the process to unfold, and we become the achieving. It is the constantly expanding horizon of human flourishing. But it can hurt like hell.

By Carolanne Wright
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

“Everything is energy.” ~ Albert Einstein

Energy medicine is at once time-honored and new. Whether using traditional forms like acupuncture, t’ai chi and reiki or modern applications such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), magnetic, vibrational or music therapy, working with the human energetic system to create wellness is an esteemed practice that produces tangible results.

According to Dr. Erin Olivio in the article Energy Medicine: “The field of energy medicine involving putative energy fields is based on the fundamental premise that all physical objects (bodies) and psychological processes (thoughts, emotions, beliefs and attitudes) are expressions of energy. Therefore, all bodies are believed to be infused with a “subtle” energy or life force...

By Mary Batson
Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Step 1. Wake up… Step 2. Open my eyes… Step 3… Get out of bed. Step 4… Do what needs to be done.

If we’re going to keep our eyes closed, there’s no reason to wake up. We have to take off our chosen blinders and open our eyes. Otherwise, what’s the point? We might as well keep dreaming.

As Gran put it, it’s hard to wake up someone who’s pretending to be asleep.

Waking up – awakening, moments of enlightenment, whatever you want to call it – is not about feeling good all the time, floating so high off the surface of this planet that we no longer relate to the people on it, flaunting our privilege to avoid or ignore problems. Waking up is about opening our eyes to the realities of the needs of the planet and its people. It’s about seeing the disparities around us, in all the forms they take, and it’s about taking action, right here, right now, taking our fair share of responsibility, and setting to work to right the wrongs we’re more than capable of addressing.

Ah, my beautiful child….there have been some interesting developments on your Earth-plane, yes?  (Smiling)  Many of you have rushed to judgement on the outward appearance of others.  Interesting, is it not?  What about the heart, the soul and integrity of a person?  If you spend too much time focusing on what is on the outside you will miss the wonderful things residing inside.  Look past……and into…..you will surprised! ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/look-past/

The only permission you need to live the life of your dreams comes from yourself. ~Archangel Gabriel

http://trinityesoterics.com/2015/06/04/daily-message-thursday-june-4-2015/

The mainstream media is constantly bombarding us with tips for better sex, usually focusing on the physical body or the emotions. They have yet to catch on to the notion that sex can also unfold as an energetic or Spiritual experience.

For me, working with ‘chakra affirmations’ has become a great way to create deeper, more profound sexual connections and experiences.

Chakras are energy centers located throughout the body, and each is associated with a set of organs and an aspect of our being. Using these seven chakra affirmations can open the flow of energy throughout the body and enhance sexual experiences by building trust, acceptance, appreciation, unconditional love, positive expression, harmony and connection.

7 Powerful Chakra Balancing Affirmations For Better Sex

1 The Root Chakra Affirmation – “I trust that I am safe with my partner.”