Why do we listen to our heads and not our hearts? Why do so few allow their hearts to be the compass they were meant to be? Why do so many see the heart as weak or untrustworthy? Deep within your heart is a remembrance that you are cherished, valued, and loved. Your heart knows there is nothing in your makeup that is wrong or unlovable. Your heart knows your dreams and hopes and has kept them safe…..
The path back to self-love must be taken alone. Only you know where you lost your way in the darkness. Only you know where the bumps in the road changed your direction. Only you know where fear became your compass. Only you know where you decided you were not equipped for the journey. Only you know where you lost you! So be brave and return to that place on the road…..
KINDNESS is not for the faint of heart. KINDNESS is for the strong hearted. It takes strength to offer a hand rather than judgment. It takes strength to look into a stranger’s eyes and see a friend. It takes strength to see beauty where others only see ugliness. It takes strength to listen rather than turning away. It takes strength to speak softly when all others are shouting. It takes strength to offer love…..
When your being is rooted in the truth of self-love, you are free to blossom into who you were always meant to be. An orchid doesn’t dream to be something different. It doesn’t compare itself to a rose. It doesn’t try to prove its worth. It doesn’t doubt its beauty. It doesn’t look to be something other than what it is. While an orchid may start out fragile and need tender care to be all that it can…..
When your being is rooted in SELF-LOVE, you enable the universe to shine its light through your reflection for all to see. WHEN you value yourself, you naturally prompt others to recognize their value. WHEN you are forgiving and compassionate with yourself, you give others permission to act with forgiveness and compassion. WHEN you are gentle and kind with yourself, you awaken the power of benevolence in others. WHEN you choose to celebrate who are, you invite others to…..
On the road to self-love, you will reawaken many gifts that you may have forgotten you possessed. One of these gifts is the ability to play and laugh. When is the last time you looked at play as sacred and included it as part of your daily practice of growth and awareness? Perhaps you believe that it is useless and only for children. Would you change your mind if you realized that the energies that are inherent in play are…..
When we find ourselves in the midst of a crisis or loss, it can difficult to find anything positive about our lives much less the future. I know that when I was in the midst of grieving all the losses that seem to hit me back to back, being positive felt almost impossible. However, I knew it was important to balance my grief and inner work on my wounds with the energy of love and hope. It was not always…..
Whenever I am asked what inspired me to write my book, How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live, I have to pause before answering. Many factors seemed to have conspired to get me to write this particular story. I have written in the past but usually screenplays or fictional stories. I enjoy writing not just for the creative outlet, but it gave me a chance to live inside my characters in situations removed from my daily…..
Let in all the beauty that is you. Thank yourself for being courageous when afraid Thank yourself for being honest when it would have been easier to live the lie. Thank yourself for being kind when you felt defensive. Thank yourself for growing despite your pain. Thank yourself for staying open even as your heart was breaking. Thank yourself for the wisdom you’ve gained when you could have stayed bitter. Thank yourself for having an imagination that despite…..
