Comments on: Saints & Sinners http://www.theinnercoach.eu/spiritual-development/saints-sinners Life Coaching for Personal Development & Spiritual Growth Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:35:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Karlin http://www.theinnercoach.eu/spiritual-development/saints-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-136 Matt Karlin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:13 +0000 http://www.theinnercoach.eu/?p=2800#comment-136 I love the last line. So many of us on this path of enlightenment forget to acknowledge that the negative qualities--or the 7 mortal sins--ARE a part of us. Debbie Ford talks about this as our Shadow. But you expressed it just as beautifully, and I thank you for reminding me--to be holy, we must be whole. One thing that has helped me, that others may benefit from as well: When you catch yourself acting from one of the 7 sins, rather than thinking, "I need to stop doing that," or "that's not who I am," say "I Am That. I Am Greed. But I Am also Humble" The hardest part is acknowledging that you ARE greed. But when you do, you open yourself up to new levels of the opposite virtue. Love & Light, Matt I love the last line. So many of us on this path of enlightenment forget to acknowledge that the negative qualities–or the 7 mortal sins–ARE a part of us.

Debbie Ford talks about this as our Shadow.

But you expressed it just as beautifully, and I thank you for reminding me–to be holy, we must be whole.

One thing that has helped me, that others may benefit from as well:

When you catch yourself acting from one of the 7 sins, rather than thinking, “I need to stop doing that,” or “that’s not who I am,” say “I Am That. I Am Greed. But I Am also Humble”

The hardest part is acknowledging that you ARE greed. But when you do, you open yourself up to new levels of the opposite virtue.

Love & Light,
Matt

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