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Soul Sustenance 26-12-2012
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Practical Ways of Changing Old Habits or Beliefs (Part 1)
Motivation for Change
An important factor to start positive change in our lives is for there to be a passion,
a powerful force that leads us, a final goal that keeps us motivated. It is important
to set yourself goals, to be convinced and to have the confidence and faith that
one can reach them, since in this way we will make a daily effort to achieve those
goals. There needs to be a clearly defined sense of purpose to your existence, clarifying
the values that must guide your life in order to achieve these goals and establish
the steps you must take for inculcating these values. If, at a subconscious level,
you allow a mistaken purpose to be created, or there is a lack of true purpose in
your life, then you will not be motivated to know and change yourself. Many people
think that the purpose of their life is to survive and they use the language of
survival in this way: "Life is hard out there. You must get whatever you can". They
are not aware that they have chosen this purpose, but subconsciously it is what
they believe they are here for, and this makes them think that they must accumulate,
take, create barriers to protect themselves and compete with others.
(To be continued tomorrow …..)
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Message for the day 26-12-2012
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Where there is humility there is the give and take of love.
Expression: Usually we don't even know when we are working with our ego because
it is deeply concealed. Even when someone points out our ego, we don't want to accept
it and we continue to work with it. Ego finishes the ability to learn and negatively
effects our relationships because there is no give and take of love.
Experience: The method to overcome ego is to develop humility. Humility means
to be strong within yet to be gentle and flexible. This enables us to bend i.e.,
to bow. When we bow it doesn't mean we are defeated, but reveals our own victory.
It is only when we bend and forgive that we will be able to allow the flow of love
in relationships.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris