Allrighty...the title is from the amazing Marianne Willimason:

"...Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

~ From A RETURN TO LOVE by Marianne Williamson
� 1992 (Paperback; pp 190-191)

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The point of this thread, for me, hopefully for Pam and for anyone else who cares to join in, will be to specifically apply the DB principles to ourselves with the goal of having a love affair with ourselves!!! IOW, in many ways, I feel as though I am a walkaway from a positive relationship with ME!!!!

Now, I should note, that DB'ing is AWESOMELY constructed for this task...in fact, many DB'ers come to this conclusion while DB'ing their M (as Michele likely intended!).

So...I'm planning on starting tomorrow with step 1...a beginner's mind...I will post the ASSumptions that I have about myself that I think need to be kicked to the curb.

Sage

Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.