Posted July 27th, 2009 by Vicky H in Fun Stuff

The poem below was inspired by The Shadow Effect movie in combination with my own spiritual growth and self reflection.

One of my main takeaways from the movie was how important it is that for each of us to truly forgive ourselves in a very deep personal way.

Most of us do not ‘really‘ acknowledge our perceived negative parts of our personality, The Shadow Effect brings to our attention that this part of us, when discovered, acknowledged, and reflected upon can become some what of a positive piece of our personality.  It can and will add facets to our self understanding that we never considered.  And changing this negative to a partial positive, will help us find more happiness in our own lives.

When I thought deeply about my own self forgiveness, I was inspired to write the poem below.

My Child

My Child…

You’d never have allowed yourself, never forgiven yourself,

never have set yourself free.

Never have deemed yourself worthy, had I not prepared a path for you

to follow and held the light for you to see.

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Only within the light of my reflection, within the safety of my never ending,

never changing — love could you see.

Could you open your eyes wide enough, to contemplate your brightness/

ponder yourself being what I’ve always known you to be.

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You See My Children…

You are on a journey…. to eventually becoming…

eventually becoming just like me

An angel of Light in the Darkness…  that shines brightly…

so bright all will one day see

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This is my gift to you… You had been designed from the beginning

to be just like me.

Created in my image, crafted from my hands, my master work

my reflection  –  the way I created you to be.

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But our common attributes you could not see through the cloudy, dull

reflection you saw yourself to be…

Through me…  Only then… Would you gaze upon your own reflection, and

see the beauty that I see…

For I am perfection! — The highest reflection of God!

What you COULD and WILL ALWAYS be

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Were You Not Listening My Child…

When I told you… when I told you — follow me

follow me into the light of abundance — and be ALL that you can be

For I Know You Well My Child…

I know the forgiveness you’d blind yourself from giving,

forgiveness that would set you free

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I know all about you. You are more important, more loved

than you’d ever believe yourself to be!

You see My Child…

You Are Mine…  You Live Deep in my Heart

where you will ALWAYS and FOREVER be!

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What I Discovered

We know as human beings that we are exceedingly complex and that these complexities include are conscious and subconscious minds.

The part of our subconscious mind that we rarely think about, our perceived negative traits and characteristics.  Since these traits live in our subconscious, if they are never discovered, we rarely realize that they are there until something happens.

The Shadow Effect shows you how to look deeper into your shadow (your perceived negative subconscious mind).   Looking deeper, you discover that these parts of yourself although initially painful, into these traits, leads to a greater understanding of who we are in the totality of our personality.

Only when we fully understand the entirety of ourselves, can we begin the healing process by accepting and reigning in our full personality, we experience it’s benefits, which leads to increased happiness in our lives.

The movie has two versions, the full movie version and the 2 disk interactive version.  I loved the interactive version and found it incredibly helpful and is the version that I recommend.

The idea is to watch the full movie to get the uninterrupted experience of the movie.   Then whenever it’s convenient and you feel ready, to go through the interactive disk, which guides you through a process of personal self discovery. In this interactive piece, you are fully customizing the experience to your life, your personality, and your specific situation. I feel that this piece is very valuable and it is definitely worth the few extra bucks to buy the interactive version.

The Shadow Effect movie trailer

How To Get Your Copy of The Movie

I personally own two of Debbie Ford’s books; The Best Year of Your Life and The Right Questions.   Because Debbie Ford has been working on this process for nearly fifteen years, most of her books are correlated overall in the same direction. I found the books to add to my experience, although I read both books before I saw the movie.

Since I own the products below, I feel comfortable recommending them to you because I truly believe this is a process of self discovery that will enhance and improve your life.

I hope this post has touched your heart in some way. It has touched my heart deeply just putting these thoughts into words.  Vicky

Update: I wrote a continuation of this poem called, My Child… Your Gift if your interested in reading it.

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