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.
Are you trying to get love or share love? You can share love only if you have love to share, which is the case only when you are connecting with Spirit and loving yourself. Loving yourself is not selfish - it is self-responsible. Today, focus on loving your Inner Child, rather than on getting love or approval.
By Dr. Margaret Paul
