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CHANGED MY LIFE
The Mantra
That Changed
My Life
BY: MELISSA AMBROSINI
In her signature straight-talking style, Melissa teaches women how
to unlock their full potential, master their inner mean girl, smash
through limiting beliefs, and ditch the self-doubt so that they can
start living the life of their dreams.
Named a 'self-help guru' by Elle Magazine her mission is to inspire
women to create a heart-centered life one that’s wildly wealthy,
fabulously healthy and bursting with love.
WHEN I feel my heart closing down after a fight with my
lover, I stop for a moment and say to myself "Open Wide".
When someone cuts me off at the traffic lights, honks
his horn and gives me the finger out the window, and
my immediate reaction is to flip him the bird right
back, I stop, soften and open wide.
When I have just prepared the most delicious dinner
with so much love, and I place it in front of Leo and
he screws up his face and says "Gross, what’s that?"
and in that moment all I want to do is close off and
cry, I take a deep breath, soften my heart and open
wide.
When my parents trigger me, I soften and open
wide.
When my girlfriend forgets my birthday and my
Mean Girl tells me to "dump her", I soften and
open wide.
When I am mentally running through my to-do
list while my lover is kissing my neck, I soften and
open wide.
When my nephews want to play and all I want to
do is check my emails, I let go, soften and open
wide.
When the checkout assistant is going too slowly for my
liking, and I feel the frustration building and my blood
Photo by: Bayleigh Vedelago
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