While vacationing this week in beautiful Hanalei, Kauai I seem to dance in and out of sleep as I adjust to the time change. This morning, I was awoken out of my dream state with a predominant thought and realization: ‘My personal awakening and expansion is dependent upon my ability to unconditionally love myself’.
As Valentine’s Day fast approaches, we are invited to romance not only our partners and lovers, but ourselves. How do we do this? How do we equally turn the attention that is projected outside of ourselves to inside towards our SELF? I believe it takes awareness, commitment, and action.
Awareness: How often are we judging, criticizing, shaming ourselves in regards to what we look like, what we say, and what we do? Has the voice inside your head repeatedly claimed statements of judgment, shame, and criticism like; “I am too fat, I am out of shape, I am not good enough, I am not …?”
The key to bringing increased self-awareness into our daily living is to catch the inner critic that takes residence in our head. We can catch it with observation and detachment. Notice what you say to yourself when you look in the mirror, observe how you judge yourself quietly and out loud to others, and detach with unconditional love. A great way to observe with awareness is to write down all the ways you limit yourself, all the ways you judge yourself, and all the ways you tell yourself you are not good enough. Go ahead, write them down in a journal and observe the trend.
As Robin Sharma says, “Better awareness, leads to better choices, which lead to better results.”
Commitment: Make a commitment to your Self that you will stop the inner shaming, blaming, and judging. Make a commitment to your Self that you will blanket your inner voice, body, mind, and spirit with unconditional love. This is a deep act of accepting who you are without having to change anything.
Action: This month, choose to take three actions that will demonstrate your unconditional love of Self. Here are some ideas and suggestions:
- Read my blog entry, “What is your Love Language?”
- On Valentine’s Day, schedule time to romance your Self. Think ahead and plan some activity or gesture that would give you the love, attention, and romance you seek. What would make you feel special? What would nourish your heart? What experience would nurture your soul?
- Receive a massage
- Enjoy your favorite food
- Experience a micro adventure – take a drive, take a walk in nature, do something new…
- Take a bubble bath
- Buy yourself or pick yourself some flowers (depending on where you live)
- Write yourself a love letter and include all of the things you wish you to hear
Please join me this month on a journey of unconditional self-love. Make your Self a priority. Bring awareness to how you treat your Self and commit to shift your inner chatter from criticism to complete acceptance. When we love ourselves unconditionally, we radiate a new vibration of love towards others. It is the ripple effect. So, this month if you are experiencing anything less than joy, love, and freedom with the relationships you are in, turn the attention on your Self and uncover the love that you have been waiting for. It all resides within.
To delight in SELF LOVE, please come to Conscious Conversations on Monday, February 15th at the Golden Door (located at the Dakota Mountain Lodge) in Park City, Utah. We will be meeting in the Gathering Room at 6pm. I will be starting the evening with a guided group meditation invoking the resonance of self-love, followed by inspiring one on one conversation.
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