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Do you often find yourself giving too much to others and neglecting your own needs and desires? Are you the one who always takes care of others? Probably you were told that helping others leads to the highest fulfillment, so how come you feel resentful and empty even though you do so much for others?
Unhappiness and Self-sacrifice?
Self-sacrifice is often seen as a noble trait, symbolizing dedication and altruism. It means putting the needs of others above your own, sometimes to the point of self-neglect. While self-sacrifice can
be necessary for survival in certain situations, constant self-sacrifice will lead to burnout, resentment, and deep sense of bitterness in the end.
How do you know that you are in a self sacrificing behavior?
It starts with a feeling of obligation. You feel you should do something for someone, even though deep down you don’t really want to. Another good sign is feeling used and feeling that the other person is not grateful enough of all the things you did for them, so you feel a sense of regret that can easily turn into anger and resentment.
Eg. saying yes to help out a friend when you feel exhausted and beyond tired.
Understanding Selfishness
Selfishness is a behavior when you prioritize your own needs and desires above all, not caring about how they affect others, and often at the expense of others’ feelings or interests.
How do you know if you are acting selfishly?
If you are constantly thinking about your own needs and desires without the concern for others’ feelings or needs or if you think it is ok to exploit others with no remorse to achieve your goals, you can easily damage your relationships and end up alone.
If you feel entitled to expect others to cater to your needs without reciprocation, or you think it is ok to use lying, deceit and manipulation to get what you want, you risk damaging not only your relationships but your career and reputation.
Understanding and addressing selfishness is crucial for building healthier relationships and supporting healing and personal growth. By recognizing and changing selfish behaviors, you can create more harmony, inner peace and joy.
Eg: Cancelling plans last minute because something better came up.
Embracing self love
To find more harmony and balance in your life, you have to find and choose the middle path.
If self sacrifice is on one side and selfishness is on the other side, self-love is the golden middle path.
Self-love is the practice of caring for and valuing oneself. It means recognizing your worth, setting healthy boundaries, and prioritizing your well-being. Embracing self-love is essential for maintaining mental, emotional, and physical health.
It involves understanding that you only can give to and support others when you have more than enough to give. You cannot give from an empty place.
However, many people struggle with self-love due to societal pressures, past traumas, and ingrained beliefs about worthiness. Healing yourself to overcome these obstacles requires conscious effort and self-compassion and it is the first act of self-love.
The difference between self-love and selfishness
It’s important to understand that self-love is very different from selfishness. While selfish people disregard others’ needs completely, self-loving people believe that everybody’s needs are equally important but if it’s a question of survival, you have to prioritize your own needs first.
Finding balance is the key; self-love should empower you to give from a place of abundance, rather than depletion.
Ayahuasca is a catalyst for self-love
Ayahuasca, has been used for millennia by indigenous tribes for healing and spiritual growth. Its profound ability to expand awareness and facilitate deep self-exploration makes it a powerful tool for healing past traumas, and overcoming obstacles. Healing with Ayahuasca can help you to experience a sense of self-awareness, self-love and self-compassion and rebuild your life with newfound clarity and purpose.
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Love starts with you, loving yourself first. How could you love someone if you don’t love who you are? When you start loving yourself and prioritize your needs first, amazing things will happen! You start paying attention to your feelings and thoughts and be kinder to yourself. You start changing your behavior to create more harmony inside and around you.
Practicing self-love has many benefits from mental and emotional well-being to better relationships and personal growth. Here are some key benefits:
- Positive self-image, self esteem, confidence
- More resilience & self empowerment
- Emotional health and intelligence
- Better health and life-style choices
- Healthy boundaries & deeper connections
- Increased creativity & a life full of meaning and purpose
Ayahuasca is a powerful ally to embrace self-love, to transform your life, to heal your relationships, and unlock your full potential.
Ayahuasca, the medicine of Love
The journey to self-love is not always straightforward, but with tools like ayahuasca, it becomes easier to navigate the complexities of self-sacrifice and selfishness to find self-love. By integrating the profound insights and emotional healing facilitated by ayahuasca, you can break free from past traumas and step into a life of authenticity and empowerment.
If you’re ready to explore this transformative path and embrace a future of deep healing, connect with me for a free consultation and take the first step toward loving and accepting who you truly are.
With love, Nina Izel
