{"id":24,"date":"2010-06-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/06\/words-of-self-wisdom.html"},"modified":"2010-06-15T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T10:00:00","slug":"words-of-self-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/06\/words-of-self-wisdom.html","title":{"rendered":"Words of Self-Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several of my recent posts have been about the Self,
\nincluding “What Exactly is the Self?” in which I wrote, “The Self is the sum of
\nall of our parts, and holistically, it is greater than the sum of all of our
\nparts. The fluid Self transcends time and space, expanding and shape-shifting,
\nchanging and adapting to accommodate the possibility of all possibility.” Our
\nSelf is “the artful patchwork of our own lives designed from the wild and
\nwonderful patterns of our own personality and experiences, and crafted from our
\nindividual inner authority.”<\/font><\/p>\n

Here are some words of Self-wisdom by some very wise
\nwomen:<\/font><\/p>\n

“We have all a better guide in
\nourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” – Jane Austen<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

“Doubt yourself and you doubt
\neverything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you
\nlisten to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgement.
\nAnd you can see forever.” – Nancy Kerrigan<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone
\nelse’s eyes.” – Sally Field<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“Falling, falling, falling,
\nfalling down. Look yourself in the eye before you drown.” – Emily Saliers of the Indigo
\nGirls<\/span>
<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 “Our goal while on this earth is to transcend our
\nillusions and discover the innate power of our spirit.” – Caroline Myss<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

” <\/span>The authentic self is the soul made visible.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“As you begin to understand the immense power and love you hold inside, you will find an unending surge of joy. Light and love that will nourish and support you all the days of your life.”<\/font> – Susan Jeffers<\/font><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

“In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world
\nof illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our will
\nto false power.” – Marianne Williamson<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell
\nit about other people.” – Virginia Woolf<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“Every problem can be solved with the proper application of the
\nmeans at hand. Maybe not easily, happily, cheaply or painlessly – but it can be
\ndone if you have the will; you already have the means – yourself!” – Joanne
\nSiewert<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

 “It is easier to live through someone else than to become
\ncomplete yourself.” – Betty Friedan
<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span>“I didn’t leave Sonny for another man. I left for another
\nwoman. Me.” – Cher<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 “The bright shining<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

only reflects back to myself,<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

my own light blinding me.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

I can’t see the world and they
\ncan’t see me.” – Anna Chrisrest<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span>“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a
\nsecond-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 “Since you are like no other being ever created since the
\nbeginning of time, you are incomparable.” – Brenda Uleland<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 “At some point in my life, I
\nswallowed a Sun. And now it dawns and sets in my belly.” – Erika Harris<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 “My heart filled with love,
\nflowing over with joy, my own little drum that I like to march by!” <\/span>– Gunda Fijnje-Nolan<\/span>
<\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/font><\/p>\n

 “I took a deep breath and
\nlistened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.” – Sylvia Plath<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

***
<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

What us your<\/i> experience of your Self? How would you describe
\nit? Please share you wisdom.<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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