Invite the compassionate Presence of Spirit into your heart to help you learn what you are doing or thinking that may be causing your pain.
Consciously move out of the intent to protect/control and into the intent to learn about what you are doing or thinking that may be causing your pain so that you can move into loving yourself and others.
When you connect with Spirit and move into the intent to learn, you are in a loving Adult state, as opposed to the ego wounded self state you are in when you want to protect/control.
In Step Two, you welcome and embrace all your feelings with a compassionate intent to learn.
What do you do when you are scared or hurt? Do you get angry, withdraw, resist or give yourself up? Do you explain, defend, go numb or get busy? Do you blame or punish others for your feelings? Today, focus on staying open and loving toward yourself in the face of fear or hurt, and ask Spirit for help in discovering the loving action.
By Dr. Margaret Paul
