One of the best things I can do for myself is learn to approve of myself just as I am. Maybe I’m sad. That’s okay. Maybe I’m angry. That’s okay too. Maybe I’m so happy I want to burst. That’s just as okay as everything else I may be doing or feeling in any moment. The...
If someone has an issue with my true self, I know it has nothing to do with me. Whether someone loves me or hates me, it has nothing to do with me. They have an image of who I am and an experience of how they feel in relation to me, but all of that is happening over...
It feels good to help others. But when I do this at the expense of self-care, everything changes. My own needs get buried and my care for others becomes strained. Cut off from a strong source of inner vitality, I have less and less to give. My giving can become laced...
The way I talk to myself has a huge impact on my life. Today I honor this fact. Today I notice my internal self-talk. If it veers in a negative direction, I dial it back. I remember to treat myself with kindness and gentleness. As I do so, I can relax. I can breathe....
Being an agent of love means helping others. But my love has to come from somewhere, and that’s within me. Unless I cultivate the love within me through healthy safe care, I have nothing to share with others. Or, I will have something to share with others, but it will...
