Shana Stein Faulhaber
Season of LOVE
Shana Stein Faulhaber is a criminal defense attorney , certified mediator , yoga teacher and life coach living in Athens , Texas with her husband and two pups . To connect with her visit www . faulhaberfirm . com or call her office at ( 903 ) 600-6067 .
Last month we discussed cultivating habits that serve our highest good . This month I ’ d like to continue that theme by exploring one of the necessary ingredients to keeping it all going … love !
We tend to think of Valentine ’ s Day as an opportunity to express love to a romantic partner . Or maybe we even use it as an opportunity to express gratitude to friends or family . But have you ever stopped to consider that the person most in need and worthy of your love is , in fact , YOU ?
How can we expect to treat ourselves the best if we don ’ t find ourselves worthy ? How can we allocate the time that we need for self-care if we don ’ t prioritize ourselves in our own to do list ?
Have you ever stopped to think about the quality of your self-talk ? It ’ s said that the bulk of our thoughts are repetitive . That ’ s to say that we think the same handful of things over and over . Day after day . Week after week . Month after month . Year after year . Decade after decade . Un-
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