When working on returning to self-love, there is a point where you’re going to have to be willing to look at your shame. As human beings, we all carry shame. We usually picked it up in early childhood and carried it forward in our lives into adulthood. Shame is harmful. It does nothing but cause us to feel bad about ourselves. To believe that we’re not worthy – that we’re not valuable – that we’re not good enough. But when…..
When working on returning back to self-love, you’re going to have to be brutally honest with yourself. To admit that you’re unable to receive love. Now I know a lot of people who give love freely. They give, and they give, and they give, and then they sit back and wait to see if they’re going to receive love in return. Now if they do receive love in return, they’re not able to allow it to touch their hearts. You…..
When working on returning to self-love, the holidays become slightly different. Maybe you have tons of family and friends to be around, or perhaps you’ll be alone. In any case, holidays can become a very lonely time. Self-love helps you to understand that even if you’re alone or perhaps surrounded by family or loved ones who don’t understand you, that’s OK. The universe understands you. You are worthy of love. You matter, you are valued, and you are more than…..
When working on returning to self-love, you’re going to find your way back to acceptance. I was recently talking to a group of people a group of transgender people and how they feel they don’t get any acceptance. I had to remind them that acceptance starts within. It doesn’t matter if someone else accepts you because what they’re showing you is their lack of self-love. Acceptance starts within. You’ve got to go within and get to know yourself – all…..
When working on returning back to self-love, you’re going to have to acknowledge the changes that are happening in your life. Let’s say you’ve changed a negative belief or you’ve healed an old wound. You’re going to have to acknowledge that it has changed your life, maybe only in small ways, but it has changed your life. If you acknowledge the changes that are happening along the way, it will inspire you to continue to do the work. To make…..
When working on returning to self-love, and especially during this period of crisis, it’s important to add gratitude to the list of things that you do each and every day. Now we know that gratitude lifts your vibration, gives you more hope, and gives you an uplifting outlook on life. Now, when you do it the first thing in the morning and the last thing in the evening, It sets the tone. It sets the mood. So, I want…..
Flaws play a purpose. When working on returning to self-love, you’re going to have to learn to embrace your flaws. Now when I was younger, I had a speech impediment. I couldn’t say my M’s or my N’s or my T’s or my D’s. I was literally tongue-tied. Which means I didn’t read very well in school either. This is one of the reasons I loved acting because you could memorize your lines. What my flaw did – I may…..
When working on returning to self-love, you’re going to understand the truth of the old saying that relationships are determined during the tough times. You’re going to understand that the relationship that you have with yourself is also determined during tough times. Are you kind with yourself? Are you compassionate with yourself? Are you gentle with yourself? And are you nurturing with yourself during the tough times – the difficult times – the rough times? Tough times determine relationships. When…..
When you’re working on returning to self-love, you’re going to have to build up your sense of self-trust as well. Now in the past, you may have made decisions that harmed you. Perhaps you may made mistakes that harmed you. But all those decisions and mistakes were based on the fact that you didn’t love yourself. You believe you were unlovable. You believe your loving was not good enough. And you believe you don’t matter and that you don’t have…..
When you’re working to return to self-love, you will have to practice some self-compassion. If you’ve lived on this planet longer than one breath, you most likely will have some regrets. Some decisions that you’ve made that, when you look back, they tend to cause you harm and pain. Now, the way to deal with regrets is through self-compassion. Looking back, understand that you did your best with what you knew at that time – especially from a place of…..
