Have you fenced in your heart? Everyone has had his or her heart broken at one time or another. Whether it was a dream or a career or a relationship, we have all experienced heartache. Too often we have allowed those moments to cause us to put fences around our hearts. It makes us feel protected and can even give us a false sense of security. The problem with that is while you think you are keeping out a potential…..
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…..
When you receive a compliment, do you allow yourself to receive the affirming energy or do you push it away? Underneath any genuine compliment is the energy of love and acceptance: Energies that are necessary components to building and maintaining a strong foundation of self-love. So why do we often refuse to receive that love and acceptance when the universe offers that reflection through another’s words? Is it just our attempt at putting up modest front and if so, why…..
When you free yourself from blocked emotions, you allow your emotions to flow freely with no resistance. Which gives you the choice which ones you will stop and drink from. Wise people are comfortable with their emotions knowing that there are no wrong or right emotions. They understand that all emotions are part of their inner guidance system. This wisdom enables them to make any necessary changes within thus allowing them always to move in the…..
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…..
One of the fundamental cornerstones for living spiritually authentic is practicing self-love. For many of us, this can be challenging for the simple fact that it takes a certain amount of insight and wisdom to acknowledge that we lack in self-love and to know how to remedy it. We have been taught to look outward for proof of our value, worth, and lovability. The problem with that is that you will never believe you are valuable, worthy or lovable if…..
How would your life change if you understood that experiencing a loss was actually an opportunity to discover your power? LOSS SUCKS. It does not matter if it is a loss of a person, a dream, a relationship, or a job. It is painful and frightening. It can often feel as if you have entered a vast wasteland never to return. If you have experienced a loss, you know that every part of your being will be activated……
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…..
*Love is a circle, and both sides must be honored for you to truly experience the liberating power of love. When discussing love, we often focus on the ability to give with very little emphasis on the ability to receive. The old saying, “it is better to give than to receive,” is drilled into most of us at an early age. While giving is certainly an important component to living a loving fulfilled life, I feel it is only a…..