7 – Emotional Literacy Is the Most Sacred of All Teachings
May 12, 2010
Emotional Literacy is the most sacred of all teachings …Because it is all about you. All of us are born with the sacred inside of us. The qualities of the sacred are beauty, mystery, enchantment, and love. When you find yourself in the presence of the sacred (people, places, animals, objects) you will feel all four of these qualities. Without accessing the sacred with in our lives, life becomes stripped of its true meaning.
With Emotional Literacy, you will begin to discover the sacred in yourself. Part of the power of achieving Emotional Literacy is being able to uncover the mystery of you and recognizing your inner beauty in a natural way. This leads us to the more complex life skills (developing character, integrity, trust, confidence, etc.). If we are able to see the sacred in ourselves, then we can see it in others. As you discover yourself, you discover the mystery of you: your inner beauty, your love, and your ability to enchant; qualities that too many people never get to experience in themselves. The qualities of the sacred are the building blocks to a strong sense of the valued self (self-worth, self-confidence, self-love, self-esteem, etc.). One of the main reasons people aren’t able to receive compliments is because they can’t see the sacred in themselves. Emotional Literacy provides access to feelings, which in turn gives access to the sacred. Listening to and taking action on our feelings is our true Moral Compass. In the process of becoming emotionally literate, you develop a strong sense of self, thus becoming an independent thinker, with the ability to make choices about how outside forces affect you. Emotions are one’s true source of power; once you know how to harness and direct that power, you will have an amazing key to compliment your thinking/intellect in manifesting your dreams.
