Sunday, May 19, 2013


Love Yourself


 

When you think of yourself what do you see and feel? Are you happy with who you are and what you are doing, what you have accomplished and where you are headed?

By just reading these questions how do they make you feel?

It is a not very constructive for us to see ourselves in the negative, no matter what our circumstances are. We are unique individuals that have done so much in our life that is positive, we just do not give ourselves the credit we deserve when we take stock of  what we have done and where we have been.

Because we are all unique, there is no one else like us, we should be who we are without exception. Each one of us has something to give, it does not matter if it is being famous or just being kind to our neighbor, we are each gifted in our own way and this should be recognized by looking within ourselves for our achievements, our good points, and our contributions to everyone around us.

One of the most important things to make a habit of is not trying to please everyone we are connected with, before ourselves. In other words, make yourself a priority. What would make you happy, how would you like to do things, what is most important to you.

If you would, take the time to sit down with a paper and pen and write out all the accomplishments you have had over your life span. Go as far back as you want to, even childhood, you will be surprised how many things will come to mind once you start there and work your way forward to the present day. It does not matter if they are large or small accomplishments, if they are important to you, if you feel good about them, write them down. You will find once you start a list it will flow easily and the more you write the better you feel.

This includes all facets of your life:

·        Occupation

·        Marriage

·        Parenting

·        Friendship

·        Education

·        Hobbies

·        Sports

·        Volunteering

The list could be endless once you start thinking of what you have done in your life.

It does not matter if you are the CEO of a company or a mom who has stayed home to raise children. There is value in every walk of life and when you are making your list do not let small things be discounted because you have no idea how you have affected someone else's life by the things you have done no matter the size of them.

Once you have your list, and you discover all the things you have done, know that you are of great importance to all that is. You are a successful person in so many ways, and will be successful as you keep going forward knowing how capable you are.

This is your map, your guide if you will, to show yourself you have done good things, you have made a difference in your life and the lives of others. You can achieve what you want to achieve because you have already done it, many times, in many ways if you look at your list.

This list is only about accomplishments and there is not room for anything else on it. If you have, for some reason, thought of a negative time in your life chalk that up to life lessons and nothing more. What did you learn from it and know that it was for a reason that you needed to know it at that time. Let go of anything that does not make you feel the very best you can feel.

Once you start writing good things, the way that you are feel about yourself  makes such a difference in your outlook, changes the way you take stock of yourself and gives you a sense of well-being that should be on going as you can pull out your list or just think of some of the things on it when you need a boost of self appreciation.

It is totally up to us to change how we feel about ourselves; it is a habit to think of achievements and ourselves as successful. Let's make this our goal everyday to take a look at this list of accomplishments and feel good about who we are and what we want in life. What we have done and will do because we are empowered by feeling so good about who we are.

I would challenge you to think of one positive thing about yourself when you wake up in the morning and one more before you go to sleep at night. Make this a habit, as it will then open the path to you thinking positive things about yourself all of the time.

 

 Self Love Visualization

Now that you are sitting comfortably and are relaxed, breathing in and out slowly and easily, you are ready to begin.

As you sit and relax you start to feel and wonderful sense of well-being. You find that this comes as you breathe in and out. Breathing in the feeling of well being and breathing out any self doubt or criticism Take a moment now to just breathe in and out feeling the well being becoming stronger and stronger.

With this well-being comes a gentle feeling of love that starts in the area of your heart. You can feel it as it warms the area of your heart and feels wonderful.

 This feeling of love is now moving through your body filling you in every way with the gentle love of self can when you allow it to, it has always been there, will always be there and you can feel it at the moment.

The more you feel it the stronger it gets and you find that it is now surrounding you, encompassing all of your being.

If you would, see this self-love become a part of you, watch as it attaches itself to your inner being, and feel how wonderful it is to have it around you, through you, and in you.

Just take a look at yourself, you are such a special being, you have done so much, seen so much, and lived so much, there is just so much to love.

Allow this attachment, in which love of self is so great, to stick as if it had adhesive, just let it become a part of you, one of the most important parts, so that it is with you every minute of every day.

Now feel the power that this love brings to you, and know that it is one of the most important things your spirit requires, use it constantly and be joyful that you have made it as strong as you possibly can.

You feel totally that you are very special and that you deserve this love you are giving yourself, you are a wondrous part of the Universe and you are so important to all of us.

Keep this love of self close to your heart where it belongs.

When you are ready, go out and do whatever you need to do with the fantastic knowledge that you are special, unique and quite the contributor to the Universe.

Many blessings to all!

Sue

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