BREAKING FREE OF JUDGEMENT

The fear of unconditionally loving yourself only comes from the conditions you’ve placed on yourself. Every time you don’t live up to your self-imposed conditions, your internal judge says, “I have failed” or “I am not worthy.”

These judgements are often reinforced by others who have a need to impose conditions upon us, but their strength only comes from your endorsement of their validity. As your domestication becomes complete, you set up an elaborate internal defense system that self-strengthens by denying the opportunity to even question these negative thoughts.

This is where fear stems from, protecting ourselves from the poison that these judgements give. The good news is that it only requires a single step to begin to break free. As soon as we question our beliefs, the walls of its support begin to collapse.

Practice

To love yourself unconditionally requires but a single step: saying, “Yes! I am worthy of my own love.”

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.