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365 days of Self-Love Day 18
I am back! I had been so exhausted the last few days that I did not turn on my computer and did not even remember I wanted to post about self-love. For me, creating structures that remind us about what is important to us is an act of self-love. The same goes with creating new … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 18
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365 days of Self-Love Day 17
Today in our Geotran call we talked about when things are not unfolding the way we thought they would and the way we wanted them to. As part of self love, we can stop and notice and then practice detachment: “I would prefer if ………… and I choose to be ok with what is.” Sometimes … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 17
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365 days of Self-Love Day 16
Today I am looking at healing from disappointments. I was recently reminded how when we are hurt, we have a choice: we can live protecting ourselves from future hurt or we can choose to fully live. And to choose to live fully, we have to heal fully. When it comes to healing disappointments, I don’t … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 16
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365 days of Self-Love Day 15
Today I was reminded of 2 things: self-care is part of self-love and it is not all of it as beautifully explained by my Geotran friend Nicole Tsong. And even when you love yourself, in the self-discovery journey, there are difficult days. In those days: call a friend who knows how to get you out … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 15
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365 days of Self-Love Day 14
Yesterday, I heard someone say: “We are here in this life, we might as well play full out and participate fully.” I agree wholeheartedly. We are here so we might as well make the best of it. For me, self-love is one way to make the journey more pleasant. What other ways can you think … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 14
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365 days of Self-Love Day 13
Today, in my self-love /self-discovery journey, I heard the term purposeful socializing. The way I understand it is meeting with an intention. We have done that sometimes in the Geotran Graticle where a specific question is asked and we get sent to a breakout room to meet someone new and share our answer to that … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 13
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365 days of Self-Love Day 12
In a conversation with a friend, we were doing an exercise to practice not taking things personally. In this exercise we were look for what other people might say that we don’t want to hear. As we were voicing these things, I had a glimpse of how nasty the things we imagine other people may … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 12
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365 days of Self-Love Day 11
In this short TedTalk on self-love, Caitlyn Roux says “Personal growth has to be intentional.” So is self-love. It doesn’t just happen as we grow up. It is an intentional process that includes self-discovery. I am passionate about self discovery and have been for years. Who am I? “What defines me as a person?” When … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 11
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365 days of Self-Love Day 10
On this self-love journey, I am back to self-forgiveness. I found this great article on self forgiveness in which Dr. Cherith Glover Fluker define self-forgiveness as “showing yourself grace and accepting that you’ve done something wrong… self-forgiveness is showing yourself compassion and separating yourself from the mistake(s) that you’ve made”. Practicing showing myself grace…
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365 days of Self-Love Day 9
What is self-love? For me, self love is a practice and a journey that includes compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and acceptance. Sometimes it can include being happy for and with myself. Here are some ideas of what to do for practicing self-love:Every day, forgive yourself for something, volunteer, write a love letter to yourself and ask … Continue reading 365 days of Self-Love Day 9
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