Can we be “too nice”? What does it cost us? And how do we get back into balance with who we are?

It seems that we are taught from a very young age to always “be nice”. And of course, being kind and compassionate to everyone is a beautiful and loving sentiment.

Well, perhaps…Unless we take it too far.

But what is “too far”? Is there such a thing as being “too nice”? Does “kill-em-with-kindness” do more harm than good?

These are great questions, and they are the topic of this week’s discussion. Just to whet your appetite, here are a few examples of what can happen if you take the idea of being nice too far:

• you consistently give in to the demands of others, and in the process sacrifice your own wants and needs;
• you make sure that your partner or parents or children or friends have everything they seem to need before you even consider taking something for yourself;
• you have a belief (probably unconscious) that if you do anything for yourself then you are being self-centered and irresponsible;
• you come to believe that if you are not nice, then you are mean;
• you become resentful of other people who seem capable of asserting themselves.

Wow! This is a lot of stuff to bear in the name of being nice, don’t you think? But what is really amazing is that none of this is necessary!

We are not advocating that you stop being nice. What we are doing is bringing the ego-mind ob session with niceness into awareness so that you can begin toning it down, finding a balance, and making sure you include YOURSELF in the list of people you are nice to. They are advocating a balance of “niceness” with “realness”—that is, moving steadily toward an authentic and compassionate expression of who you really are.

Enjoy the video, and please leave a comment below.

The post LMTV #36: Less “Nice”, More “Real” appeared first on Life Mastery TV (Archive) - All LMTV episodes prior to 2018.

Hallowe’en. The season of masks and costumes. But how many masks do we wear day-by-day? This week, let’s talk about “unmasking”!

Originally, it is believed, Hallowe’en was a time of celebrating the dead. Today, however, this celebration doesn’t seem to have much meaning at all, and appears to be simply an opportunity to dress up and have some “dark” fun. It is a time when people of all ages put on costumes and masks and pretend to be something they are not.

If you think about it for a moment, many of us spend a lot of our “real” time pretending to be something we are not. We put on false airs to appear more confident than we really are. We use humor as a way of dealing with uncomfortable situations, or for getting people to like us. Some of us have the belief that if we dare to reveal who we really are, we will be ridiculed, spurned, shunned…or worse. And so we put up our shields and don our masks in an effort to hide those parts of ourselves.

And what pain do we cause ourselves in the process? What suffering do we cause our loved ones? What strife do we create in the world?

This week, we welcome a wonderful guest, Junie Moon Schreiber, a specialist on the subject of Shadow, to share her wisdom and help us all to UNMASK! In this episode, we discuss what it means to show up in the world as a genuine, authentic being—unhindered by the false representations that we want people to see.

While this may be a challenging and deep topic (as topics usually are on Life Mastery TV), we are committed to making this light and fun. But you only get to see us with our masks off if you take a risk to share space with us!

Watch the video, leave a comment, and please remember to visit Junie’s website at Soulful Expressions.

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There are two amazing words that are more powerful than any others—in the entire Universe!

Each and every one of us has a lot more power and capability than we might imagine. In fact, it’s pretty likely that you’ve heard some teachers talk about humans using phrases like:

• You have infinite potential
• You are endlessly creative
• You can do anything you set your mind to
• You can have anything your heart desires

Well, you know what? It may be hard to believe—especially when you are faced with difficult challenges in your life—but ALL of these statements are TRUE. The only thing that really stops you from doing what you want to do, or having what you want to have, or fulfilling your soul’s purpose is… your unconscious limiting beliefs. And you know what else? It’s your beliefs—conscious or otherwise—that really declare to the universe who and what you are choosing to be in this moment.

In this episode, we discuss this idea and provide you with some suggestions about how you can harness the unlimited power of two simple words that will…

change everything!

So take some time to watch the video and find out how you can use the two most powerful words in the universe to make your life REALLY matter!

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