Editor’s Letter
Dear Ladies,
It is February already!
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and
love is in the air! As you are
already probably aware, the
shops are already displaying
the valentine’s day goods, and
everywhere you turn there
are the red and white colours
that characterise valentine.
So, what special event do you
have scheduled? You have
probably already planned with
your significant other to do
something enjoyable. Good
for you. But even if you have
no significant other, that is no
reason not to enjoy the day;
arrange to go someplace nice
or do something you’ve always
wanted to do. As the day
approaches my counsel to all
women and especially those
who are single is to practice
self-love. And I don’t mean
the sick type of self-love that
makes you selfish and self-
centered and numbs you to
empathy and consideration for
others. No, I mean the healthy
kind of self-love that makes
you love others and treat
them right but not to your
detriment. Loving yourself is
such a powerful proposition
because self-love has a way
of removing from your life
those who love things and use
people and attracting to your
life those who love people
and use things. When you love
yourself you are by no means
desperate for a relationship
or hungry for the company
of a man; you are happy by
yourself and what that does
for you (and what it has done
for me) is that it makes you
selective of who you grant
access into your life and you
are not afraid to use the delete
or block button in case you
made a mistake.
Self-love makes you set a
standard for how you will
be treated, and while people
don’t have to agree with your
guideline, they intuitively
know that they will be shown
the nearest exit the moment
they fall short of this standard.
Self-love means that you
are not needy or hungry or
thirsty for a man or men or
anybody for that matter that
you lower your requirement
to allow them in your life.
Self-love is the perfect filter,
apply it to all relationships, let
it determine who you allow
into your inner circle and who
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you grant access to your heart.
Your heart is precious, and not
every man is deserving. Do not
cast your pearls before swine.
There’s nothing like self-
love, ladies. Therefore, this
valentine season and beyond,
let’s all activate self-love.
This is DOZ Issue 52, February
2020. Our DOZ That Inspire
You is, Angela Cudger. She
has been styled the Queen
of Wellness, and rightly too.
Angela is a walking wealth
of information and teaches
women entrepreneurs a full
circle approach to wellness
that has allowed them to
experience exponential
growth in their businesses.
Her interview will inspire
you to embrace wellness
and growth, personally and
professionally.
Amanda Bedzrah is our DOZ
Show Preferred Guest. She is
CEO of Empower A Woman,
an organisation that was
established for vulnerable
women, women who have
been through domestic
violence and sexual abuse.
Amanda Bedzrah empowers
women one gift at a time. Be
inspired by her interview and
the fantastic work that she
does.
See you in March.
Blessings!
DOZ Magazine | February 2020