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Monday, June 26, 2006

Self Love

You deserve to be happy, you deserve to be joyful, you deserve to be celebrative, but, in order to do that you must first fall madly in love with yourself. - Lisa Nichols, courtesy of The Secret

I love this empowering quote because it captures what is really important…loving yourself. There is no one on this earth like you!! You are unique; you possess special traits, wonderful qualities, and amazing skills like no other.

My wish for you is to see the beauty that you possess, to embrace the amazing assets you have rather than focusing on the negative. For example, if you feel your arms are too small or too flabby, instead of focusing on the negatives, what would it feel like if you were to say to yourself, “These wonderful arms provide me with the ability to _______.” (hug my children, do my wonderful work, get dressed with ease)?

Please know that this has nothing to do with being conceited or boastful. This has everything to do with you creating good feelings about you for you! Don’t delay; a beautiful love affair with a fabulous person is yours for the taking. Give it a go and see what happens.

Posted by Pam at 4:18:04 AM in Quotes with Impact (30) | Permalink | Comments (6)

Comments

Pam, you rock my world! You know I support your message today, as it is my mission to help others fall in love with life! Could there be any more important thing in this world than loving ourselves first? How lovely for you to remind us that when we do fall truely, madly, deeply in love with our selves, the world in turn falls in love with us too...and that's when the magic really begins! Thank you again for your beautiful reminder. xo,kam

Posted by kammie+k on 27/06/2006

Bless your heart - thank you so much for your very sweet sentiment and for sharing!! :)

You are so right, when we love ourselves the world does fall in love with us.

Much Love,

Pam

Posted by Pam on 27/06/2006

That is so dificult for me to do!

Posted by Susan on 04/07/2006

Hi Susan!

Thank you so much for sharing. Believe me, I do understand...self love is often difficult for many. It is often so easy to look for the negatives, especially when we are bombarded with messages of perfection.

What makes it most difficult for you? What prevents you from loving who you are?

Please do feel free to continue to share here, if you feel comfortable. Thank you again, Susan!

Be well...

Pam

Posted by Pam on 04/07/2006

You always post the greatest topics, Pam. :)

I'm right there with you, Susan. It is very hard sometimes.

What makes it difficult for me is coming from a lifelong history of rejection and abandonment. Renewing my thinking is an onging process and that is where patience comes into play as well. Altering a lifetime of thought patterns is not going to happen overnight and there are ups and downs.

I suppose this is why the world hasn't fallen in love with me yet. I'm still asking myself (less than I used to, believe me), "what's wrong with me?" The only thing that's "wrong" is my thinking something is wrong.

It can be very difficult.

Thanks, Pam!

Hugs,
Lynne

Posted by Lynne on 05/07/2006

Hi Lynne!

Thank you so much for sharing and for your kind compliment. Self love, while it is sometimes difficult, it can encompass some wonderful exploration. You may learn some amazing things about you that you did not pay close attention to before. Here is also some food for thought...If we feel negatively about ourselves, that is often the message and the vibes we are sending out. Thus we often do not attract the things we really hope to attract.

I encourage everyone to really think about all the things that make you attractive...things that will cause you, the world, and others to fall in love with you. Focus on those things, hold them near, because they are special and important. While you are taking stock, pay close attention to the things that may surface around attractiveness and self love. Is there a character trait or quality that you have which you feel holds you back? If so, think about why it is holding you back. What would you be willing to do to be released from that trait?

Be well all!
Pam

Posted by Pam on 05/07/2006