Maat E's Mental Health Message

Practice being lovingly critical. 

Unconditional love does not mean loving under any condition. Love also  means we accept who people are, but it does not mean we accept anything they do to us. In order to manifest these aspirations we need to practice being lovingly critical. Often, criticism takes a harsh form and when delivered it can come across as negative or punitive. Loving criticism involves giving feedback with a loving intention. The aim is to share honestly from a place where you care about serving the highest good of those involved. A part of being lovingly critical is also using the exchange as an opportunity to exhibit your optimal self. When you communicate feedback be your best self. 

Dr. Ma'at E. L. Lewis

Maat E's Mental Health Message

Gather information by using your head, but make decisions using your heart. 

It is good to gather information from external sources to help make informed decisions. Sometimes information also comes via emotions or intuition which are important resources too. Yet, when it comes to the moment of making a decision you can weigh the emotions and information in your mind, but let your heart decide.  Many people believe our consciousness rests in our mind, but the ancients suggest it governs the heart.  Many people believe the heart is pure emotion, but it is not. Trust the voice inside of you, your conscience which is in your heart and connected to your Spirit. The emotions are of the body, while the consciousness of the heart is from our sense of Spirit. The heart will never steer you wrong. Honor your heart and decide. 

Maat E. L. Lewis 

Maat E's Mental Health Message

Learn to live fully and authentically!

As we venture through life many external expectations and obligations drive our behavior. Living fully and authentically in accordance with our internal values can be very challenging when we try to accommodate the external world. Create quiet time when you can sit still and begin to listen to the voice within you that's knows who you are authentically. The more you practice hearing the voice within the loader it will speak to you. If you start to listen life will be more genuine and the fullness of living will be available to you. 

Have faith trust your voice.

Peace,

Dr. Maat E. L. Lewis

Maat E's Mental Health Message

We are perfect imperfection. Sometimes being ourselves we make mistakes.   That is to say that no matter what, we are okay just as we' are. We were not made to be so called perfect. We are not intended to be error free. We were made to have ups and downs, good times and bad times,  difficult days and good days. The mistakes we make and challenges we face are all a part of a process of being imperfect. So forgive yourself and love yourself. Your errors can be healed and life will go on. 

Peace,

Dr. Ma'at E. L. Lewis

Maat E's Mental Health Message

Give a away your gifts. 

Each of us is endowed with some form of God given gifts. It may be your speech, smile, laugh, artistic ability or charm. Our greatest gifts are usually the simplest things, but we some how think that we must posses magical or super powers and talents. Since we usually minimize the basic talents we have like being able to make others open-up, smile or laugh we do not practice or share our gifts and sometimes forget they exist. Share your gifts freely and often. You have no idea what impact you may have on someone that could brighten their day or even change their life. Remember you have gifts and use them. 

Peace,

Dr. Ma'at E. L. Lewis

Maat E's Mental Health Message

If you stay filled with love there is no room for hate. 

Love is not something we simply fall into, it is also a state of being that we can choose to act on at any moment. Being in love means consciously remembering the beauty and divine essence of everyone around you, including yourself. It means being grateful for what you stand to learn from all the relationships in your life and having compassion for yourself and others when either of you are in the wrong. Staying in the state of love leaves little room for senseless anger and hate. It keeps you focused on the best of life and attracting more love. 

Peace, 
Dr. Ma'at E. L. Lewis

Maat E's Mental Health Message

What you give off is what you will get?

Many people live day in and day out frustrated by family members or friends who seem difficult,  mean, irritable and unkind. Many of us feel unhappy in our relationships because we perceive our mates as poor communicators, selfish or uncaring.

Before we can cast the blame on others we have to be lovingly critical of ourselves. It can be difficult, but we have to look in the mirror to see if we are in fact nurturing the negative. Ask yourself, am I being controlling, do I harshly judge, do I treat strangers better than my loved ones, will I curse out my own relative more quickly than someone I don't know? If the answer is yes you must first change your ways before blaming someone else. The energy you put out is what you will get back. Try approaching everyone, yourself included from a place of love and speak honestly yet lovingly no matter what you say. The stance you take can be the one to make the difference. 

Peace,

Dr. Ma'at E. L. Lewis