“Think well of yourself.” The first time I heard this guidance from my spiritual teacher, I had no sense of how increasingly important it would become in my life. Back then I remember wondering what would happen to my self-improvement project if I (gasp!) thought well of myself. Wasn’t the goal to discover and root out all the ugly patterns living in me? Thinking well of myself seemed to require turning a blind eye to all my obvious issues. How could I think well of myself despite clear evidence that I was not getting high scores in the ego transcendence game?
I love how beautifully you've articulated all the nuances of self-loathing. It's a nice feeling to have spent the last 20 years thinking well of myself. It's saved my life, literally, more than a few times. And there's always more of that onion to peel. It just keeps getting deeper and deeper. Thank you for drawing a map to those hard to reach spots.
I love how beautifully you've articulated all the nuances of self-loathing. It's a nice feeling to have spent the last 20 years thinking well of myself. It's saved my life, literally, more than a few times. And there's always more of that onion to peel. It just keeps getting deeper and deeper. Thank you for drawing a map to those hard to reach spots.
Yes! So needed, perfect timing.