Those Damn Cliches...

What does it mean to be whole? What does it mean to love yourself? These are questions I have asked time and time again, as there is no instruction manual and the concepts are vast, thus difficult to comprehend. This is the problem I have with such new age notions that typically come straight from the mouths of the spiritual “experts” and gurus; there is an assumption that these things are easy to define, achieve and sustain. I wish someone would tell the truth that it’s harder than you think (even for Mr. Deepak Chopra), especially to those of us who were born human. 

In a society that is results-oriented, we often forget that the journey towards a long held dream is equally important; I would argue more important. It’s not enough to aim for wholeness or self-love; you have to go through the motions in order to fully grasp what it means, what it looks like, and how it feels. Being “whole” requires you to create a healthy relationship with you first and foremost, while self-love requires you to consistently perform acts and make decisions that affirm your inherent worth. This takes practice, and you may never get the results you want. But what you do gain in the process is invaluable.

Piscean energy above just quadrupled courtesy of Venus’ entry into the sign of the Fish, and those experiences that offer an opportunity to transcend will be highly sought after. Anything that benefits you in this way is always worth pursuing if you can detach yourself from the results, keeping in mind that you will have to do the work necessary. The spiritual lesson in all this is to love yourself no matter the results; you may just come close to fully realizing wholeness. Ultimately, the journey is a means to an end.