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Follow this simple practice to grow self-love.
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Ideas to wake up your wonder meter . . . Portland Oregon metro area, where I live, has some big heat waves at times. When it becomes so hot or you've done a task and are hot here's somethings I do to cool down:
During hot times, take care of yourself and enjoy the cool down.  Photo by Ryan Stone on Unsplash  Take a quick moment for self-Love
I love myself as I am in this moment  Photo by Vanessa Kintaudi on Unsplash One way to nurture self-kindness is to have a list of kind things to do for yourself. Here are some ideas:
When you notice self-kindness fading to the back, it’s a good time to pick up your self-kindness list and do some of them.  Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash  Sometimes we get in a rut and self-kindness fades to the back. One way to improve self-kindness is to have a list of ways to bring focus back to self-kindness. The list could have somethings to check in on and tap about, such as:
Start redirecting back to self-kindness and watch it grow.  Connection & People Time video is a great way to be inspired to find ways for connection and people time, even during Covid. Enjoy  Does stress get to you at times? Imagine if you:
The Stress Release eBook has practices to dial down stress easily.  At times I want to be inspired by others mantras. I've been saying this one in the morning out loud during the week with some deep breathing. "I am whole, I am creative, and I am capable of change." Mantra from a post by Aylin Erman: 22 Powerful Daily Mantras to Start Your Morning Right: Reflect, Reboot, and Revitalize  Living A Life Of Joy is a great book to increase joy with technics and practices to release old hurts, dial down guilt and more on Amazon. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083D5DG5G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2   Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash When deciding to take care of yourself by doing something specific (deep breathing, a bath, blowing bubbles or a walk) this is making a promise to yourself to follow through. Give yourself love, by keeping your self-care promises. EFT, Tapping is a great self-care super power Use your super power often and experience the gift of tranquility and bliss
A gift to yourself is self-love. Love yourself like you want to be loved by others  When I take the time to relax, I can focus better and have more energy for the tasks needed to get done. At times when I need to relax, “beat up” messages will come up. Here are some tips on dialing down these messages:
Don’t beat yourself up when you need to relax. Listen to your body, take breaks when needed and have better energy and focus to get your to-dos done more efficiently.  Photo by Zach Betten on Unsplash  It’s important to put yourself first at times so you have energy to do all the other things. Take the walk that helps with stress and have energy later to wrap or shop for gifts.
When they pop up don't think about them, just do them. This sets yourself up for great self-care and energy to do the things you want to do. Over the Thanksgiving weekend I took time to rejuvenate myself. I knew there were many things to get done but my body was letting me know to take time to relax. Here are 3 ideas to get you thinking about relaxing:
When your body is telling you to relax, take time and do it!  Photo by Rob Mulally on Unsplash Set some time a side to relax and enjoy yourself today.  Photo by Zhang Kenny on Unsplash During the pandemic there's less to do (especially for those who have higher risk of worse symptoms) but safer adventure fun still can happen. Here are some ideas:
Think outside the box and find some fun, safer adventures that work for you. Enjoy some adventure in your life.   On the weekend my Honey and I went to window visit with my Mom at her care place. She’s in her late 80’s and her time here on earth is short, I believe. I remember the robust, full of energy woman she was and it’s sad to see her dwindling and know she’s not going to be here for very much longer. Often, I want to push the sadness away but it’s okay to acknowledge and allow it flow through me in a natural way, like a stream flowing in, through and out of me in a peaceful way. When visualizing the creak flowing sadness through me, it made it easier to spend time with the feeling instead of pushing it away.
Holding point creates this visualization into a super tool! This is a way to spend time with uncomfortable feelings and to release them.  Photo by Mitchell Hartley on Unsplash |
