Self-love

Get Your Vibe Right!

Get Your Vibe Right!

To ensure a more loving outcome of any day it is important to start off with the right “VIBE”. In “Love First: The Beginning” I talk about how to set your intentions before you go to sleep at night and then wake up just a little bit earlier to practice some appreciation. Slamming into your day or falling asleep exhausted and upset will only bring you more of the same drama!

“Today I will make the conscious decision to let go of negativity when I go to sleep and wake up and appreciate my life.”

Declare Yourself!

Declare Yourself!

What would you tell someone if they asked you to explain who you are and what you believe? This is a fantastic excercise to state what you ARE as well as who you want to BECOME. Get a piece of paper and start with the best things about yourself, then write some things that you would like to BE. Healthier. More Focused. Open. Joyful. Whatever that is. Now re-write it until you LOVE the vision you have created of you, and put it next to your bed. Read it at night and in the morning and when someone asks who you are, let these statements be your answer.

“Today I will create the positive vision of who I am and who I am becoming.”

Be Brave

Be Brave

To be authentic is to be brave enough to be the real you. We are perfect in our imperfections, they give us compassion and humility. The best part of the human experience is how we evolve and grow. So the real you of today may change based on new experiences, but the “core” of who you are, the unique expression of the Universe, will always be present.

“Today I will be brave enough to be myself.”

Small Victories redux

Small Victories redux

In the rush towards our goals we often forget to savor our victories.  Checking our tasks off our list feels great, meeting a challenge is wonderful, but it is important to actually take the time to reflect on a job well done and enjoy these achievements.

“Today I will look back to the beginning of 2017 and acknowledge my victories, big or small.”

Necessary Silence

Necessary Silence

I remember writing a poem when I was 28 about learning how to be alone.  I came from a big family and married at 19, so when I left that marriage I had never really been by myself. Silence scared me. My journey has brought me to enjoying my relationship with me and I believe that there is something necessary in being silent. So thank you for understanding the last few days of not posting I have been taking time to reflect and rest.

“Today I will find time for necessary silence to quiet my mind.”

Baby Steps

Baby Steps

We don’t look at baby and call them stupid because they can’t talk, walk, or feed themselves. We understand that they are new to this life and will have a long journey to being fully self-reliant.

So why do we beat ourselves up when we are learning a new skill? Why do we think we are supposed to know everything?

Usually because somewhere along our path older people made us feel bad for not being good at something.

“Today I will remember it is okay not to know, not to have mastered new skills yet, and I will take those baby steps with joy.”

Bubble Baths

Bubble Baths

Remember when you were little? For some bath time was a challenge, a test of wills, a fight. For others, it was a place of fun and love. For me, to be in the water and feel completely relaxed is heaven. Whatever you find relaxing and comforting my wish for you is to remember to take the time to practice that ritual, others will love you more for being more balanced.

“Today I will find the practice that brings me back into harmony with myself.”

Me Time

Me Time

Love First honors the relationship with the Self. Just like all of our other relationships we must make time to nurture and develop our most primary one, which can be hard to do.

“Today I will remember that by giving myself love, attention, and time, I not only teach others how to treat me, but ensure that I will always feel cared for.”

It’s a New Day

It’s a New Day

Unless of course, you insist on bringing your yesterday along. Letting go of old grievances and wounds is the only path to a balanced and happy life. This is not to say that you should pretend these things didn’t happen, it is saying face your past and do the work to heal, and then let it go. You deserve a new day.

“Today I will not shut the door on my past or wish it were different, I will commit to healing and when I am ready, reach for a new day.”

Convention Update

Convention Update

First day of a new convention always so much fun! Putting faces with names from the internet and seeing all the happy faces. And then the internet stopped working on my website!!! Ah Paris! More blogs soon, I owe you a few. Thanks for your patience.

“Today I will do the best I can.”

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