Healthy Mama Magazine SPECIAL RED Edition - Feb 2015 | Page 24

Self-Love inspiration from us to you ... Are you ready to feel amazing? Make a promise to yourself to do at least one of these in your day, everyday. Expanding your love for yourself will not only enhance your life tremendously but your children's, family's, friends and everyone you connect with. It will make you shine. technology). Remind  Begin your day with love (not of bed. Breathe in loveyourself of your worthiness before getting out and breathe out love. Enfold yourself in light. Saturate your being in love. meditate and journal. Spend time focusing  Take time towith 5 minutes of meditation and 5 minutes ofinward daily. Begin journaling each morning. Gradually increase this time. your something new. Learn a language.  Expandyou’veinterests. TryDo things you haven’t done before. Go places never been. You have the right to an awesome life. surrender. Breathe, relax,  Become willing towhole picture. Stop fightingand let go. You by can never see the against yourself Take just right five minu now brea , clo tes, the i se yo n thr ur ey feel ough your es, your brea nost nose th ju rils. I st be and mag bow neat ine a l fille h yo be ur d wi pour th lig autiful c ing d rysta ht, lo own l ve a body on y nd jo , to y ou, a y our t ll ov oes. who Imag er your le be ine y ing fi and our lled radia with ting with love . thinking and desiring people and events in your life should be different. Your plan may be different from your soul’s intentions. Train your  Live in appreciation.imperfectlymind to be grateful. Appreciate your talents, beauty, and brilliance. Love your perfect self. guided answers come Look  Beyour gut by your intuition. Alltwo inner voicesfrom within.need tofor signsaand pay attention to feelings. You’ll hear when you make decision. The quiet voice is your higher self; the loud voice is your ego. Always go with the quieter voice. respects you. Don’t participate in  Do what honors and your life. Be discerning on who youactivities that bring you down. Don’t allow toxic people in allow into your life. yourself. Learn from and affirmation,  Forgivefor __________ (fill in theyour mistakesactinggo forward. Use thismy best.) “I forgive myself blank i.e.: for out, for not doing positive. Go into your  Focus on the credit for what you areheart and give yourself praise for what you do get right, give yourself great at.  Become aware of self neglect. Become conscious of your choices. Ask yourself, “Does this choice honor me?” Suffering comes from focussing your thoughts in the past the fear  Accept uncertainty. the facts and on this very moment. Often you’ll find that theorthoughts of the future. Focus on giving you grief have no basis whatsoever. professional help. Self-rejection to be happy.  Seekhave the right to be accepted and and neglect are painful. You deserve support group, You loved. If necessary, seek help from a counselor, or coach. It’s the best investment you can make. Your task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. - Rumi, HEALTHY MAMA MAGAZINE 24