The enhancement of the self is like creating a new piece of crochet. We perform such enhancement step by step, building incrementally the outcome we would like to achieve. If we look at our current state with expectations of the final result we get nothing more than negativity and frustration, as we could not have such expectations before reaching what we intend to achieve. The more we tap into our love nature, the more we realise we are the only ones capable of evaluating our own evolution, as no one has access to the details we observe within the self. External judgement is nothing more than the lack of knowledge about the self, and we have to keep up with the hard time we may experience concerning judgemental attitudes. Each achieved level is a personal and unique victory required to understand that the more we know, the more we have to learn to surpass our own limits.
Being easy with the self is recognising we have much more to learn, observe, and understand about ourselves, and the relationship within the environment we are inserted into. External criticism is something we have to be aware of, recognising we could not control it, and we could have a hard time in our life in society because of it. The recognition of the different sources of negativity is essential to keep improving our peace of mind, and strength to stand up strong in the face of all the challenges life presents to us. The idea of such recognition is important to identify the negativity growing inside our own mind, a place we have full control of. Diminishing negativity from the inside out is understanding that the task of keeping our inner peace could be much harder than it already is, the moment we have to balance different sources of negativity at the same time, including the one that has full access to the majority of resources we have at hand.
The other whom is able to judge us has no knowledge of what is happening at the present moment in our own perspective and relativity. The other whom is able to criticise us in a negative way is in suffering, lacking the ability of assuming a non-judgemental attitude based on the influence of such a personal suffering state. While in suffering, the idea of shining our own light gets shadowed by the idea of trying to turn off the light of another by any means required, including negative criticism, judgements, and gossiping.
The moment we realise the more we walk with consciousness at hand in the path of a meaningful life, the more we understand we may be alone in such a walk but certain that the benefits are huge in each step we perform towards our own light.
Namaste 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓
Written by Jeferson Souza (thejefecomp).
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