Self-Mastery

A Newsletter for Transformational Times Issue 1
Copyright: Hadasah K Jacibsen Nations

To all of my readers I would like to recommend the viewing of “The Peaceful Warrior.” This movie fantastically displays the triumph of the human spirit and you will gain the knowledge on how to overcome seemingly unbeatable odds.

What Is Self-Mastery Anyway

It is the journey of becoming. This becoming is a continuous process of becoming a better you. Truly, self mastery is not about perfection in the finite kind of way. It is the journey of a lifetime of becoming the best you you can possibly become moment by moment. It’s about having two decisions to make and choosing the best decision at that moment for yourself and others involved in the situation. In the beginning the journey is more selfish and self centered. We must become the center of our universe. We must learn to love ourselves before we can reach out and be there for others. Once we learn to love, accept, and appreciate ourselves, then we can mirror our self acceptance into the lives of others by accepting them just the way they are, even if change is not possible for them. It is not an easy journey. But once you begin, it is rewarding and fruitful. And at a certain point it does become easy. Compassion becomes second nature and you no longer take the actions of others personally, even when they harm you. You come to realize you are an actor in their journey to self-mastery. Who knows, you may be the sand that creates the irritation [as within the oyster] to create the pearl of great price.