Self-Actualizing

Self-actualizing: 

long ago I read an essay that quoted American psychologist Abraham Maslow on his assertion that a "self actualized" person would be independent of the good opinions of others - and this statement has ever since served as a bench mark for my own independence, marking how truly free I am from the concerns of others. It's important to mention here that this doesn't disregard kindness, in fact, more truly so, it allows a greater degree of compassion to be expressed as it now stems completely from the heart. What Maslow's statement means, to me at least, is that a self actualizing person is listening to their inner guidance system, intuitive, creative, and stays true to who the really are.

in the language of A Course in Miracles...

they're attuned to the Holy spirit.

and turning nowhere else for reference. 

this is becoming increasingly easier for me now, more frequent, and with greater clarity. Finally. But it's taken long practice and after years of refusing to acknowledge that there's a greater wisdom than my own. It's ironic though, as years of struggle haven't served me well, and one would believe that this alone would have led me to an earlier surrender.  

yet, here I am now, 

eager to listen, 

and ready to let go of my own best opinion.

what I hear is a persistent urge to offer only love, no distinctions made, and that nothing but this truly ever matters. A self-actualizing person is simply an expression of love, as is everyone of course, yet at this point the voice of love quietly overwhelms the noise of every other concern. 

a self-actualizing person is one who listens...

and now hears only love.

even if it's still just a quiet whisper.

~

love, Eric 

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