acceptance – Heart, Spirit, Mind http://www.heartspiritmind.com Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:59:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Love me as I am, not how you want me to be http://www.heartspiritmind.com/relationships/love-not-want/ http://www.heartspiritmind.com/relationships/love-not-want/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:49:10 +0000 http://www.heartspiritmind.com/?p=3934 When you are in a relationship, it is part of a very special, intimate experience. It should provide you with a level of love and acceptance that provides comfort and security. You will feel loved and appreciated emotionally. You will … Continue reading →

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]]> When you are in a relationship, it is part of a very special, intimate experience. It should provide you with a level of love and acceptance that provides comfort and security. You will feel loved and appreciated emotionally. You will feel able to express your emotions openly and freely.

Some people want to change themselves to please their partner. Often it isn’t for the right reasons. When you attempt to be someone you are not, you do act incongruent with your true self. When you do this, you will always feel a sense of not being good enough. This in turn lowers your self esteem.

When you make changes to yourself, you must do so because you want to do it for yourself. This kind of motivation must stem from deep inside of you. Twisting yourself to be someone, or something different than you are, simply to please, your partner means you are living a lie. You are lying to yourself and your partner because you put on a facade that isn’t the real you. When you act from inauthenticity, the person you love doesn’t get to see the real you, nor do you give them a chance to love you for who you truly are.

The problem with false changes is that they can’t last. This is because it is a difficult job to be someone you are not. To keep up with a lie is exhausting emotionally and physically. Maintaining a false image of yourself indefinitely is very difficult

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]]> http://www.heartspiritmind.com/relationships/love-not-want/feed/ 0 Your identity and your life http://www.heartspiritmind.com/personal-growth/how-to-find-yourself/ http://www.heartspiritmind.com/personal-growth/how-to-find-yourself/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:58 +0000 http://www.heartspiritmind.com/?p=6039 Do you know yourself? Do you know who you are, how you feel, your dreams and purpose? Suprisingly, many people do not. Instead they drift through life, following inertia, following other people’s plans. They often go with the path of … Continue reading →

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]]> blank-maskDo you know yourself? Do you know who you are, how you feel, your dreams and purpose? Suprisingly, many people do not.

Instead they drift through life, following inertia, following other people’s plans. They often go with the path of least resistance without a sense of direction.  This often happens because the person does not have a sense of identity, and does not know themselves.

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]]> http://www.heartspiritmind.com/personal-growth/how-to-find-yourself/feed/ 0 What is generosity of spirit? http://www.heartspiritmind.com/personal-growth/what-is-generosity-of-spirit/ http://www.heartspiritmind.com/personal-growth/what-is-generosity-of-spirit/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:00:29 +0000 http://www.heartspiritmind.com/?p=6104 When someone describes someone as being generous of spirit what exactly does that mean?  There are words that describe this.  A Yiddish word, Mensch. A good lot, a gem. A person who is generous of spirit is generally considered a … Continue reading →

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]]> Children running in a meadowWhen someone describes someone as being generous of spirit what exactly does that mean?  There are words that describe this.  A Yiddish word, Mensch. A good lot, a gem.

A person who is generous of spirit is generally considered a magnanimous person; high-minded, fair, noble, big and worthy. That is where it begins. It’s more than the actions a person does. It is a state of being.  People who are generous spirits tend to extend to others what they want for themselves.  It is the golden rule personified

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