Self-Love…
is it on your little “To do list”?
That little to do list….I bet you all have one….maybe it’s under that
pile on the table or maybe you use it diligently ticking off each thing as you
go. Are you on it?…….Have you ever thought that you rate a mention on that
little list of yours? Grab a cuppa and
lets have a little chat……
Love is what we all seek….love is what we are…and love is all that is…
However we find ourselves so very busy….doing….pleasing…fulfilling obligations ….the should…the have tos….
So many of us give and give….we may think we are doing the right thing….but somewhere inside little seeds of resentment are present….perhaps unacknowledged. We have all heard of our dark shadows…the things so many of us work so hard to face…but what about the ones we don’t perceive as dark but giving….like the giving to others before nurturing ourselves. Do we call them the white shadows?….the giving that puts ourselves on the back-burner until we are forgotten…left behind…..feeling without….who will give to us? It doesn’t matter if everyone thinks you are so kind and giving and loving if you are so burnt out that you can’t give any more does it? All those times you put everyone else first and there was nothing left for you…..Sounds like the self-sacrificing martyr in action!
Love is what we all seek….love is what we are…and love is all that is…
However we find ourselves so very busy….doing….pleasing…fulfilling obligations ….the should…the have tos….
So many of us give and give….we may think we are doing the right thing….but somewhere inside little seeds of resentment are present….perhaps unacknowledged. We have all heard of our dark shadows…the things so many of us work so hard to face…but what about the ones we don’t perceive as dark but giving….like the giving to others before nurturing ourselves. Do we call them the white shadows?….the giving that puts ourselves on the back-burner until we are forgotten…left behind…..feeling without….who will give to us? It doesn’t matter if everyone thinks you are so kind and giving and loving if you are so burnt out that you can’t give any more does it? All those times you put everyone else first and there was nothing left for you…..Sounds like the self-sacrificing martyr in action!
It is time to STOP!!!! Time to refuel and nurture.Time to honour yours truly….to give yourself some self-love healing.Give yourself permission to sit in stillness and truly listen to what your heart is telling you. Five minutes I hear your heart say! Five minutes of peace dedicated truly to yourself.
Love can mean many things….there is the human love…which I am sure we all know so well. But I want to talk about spiritual love.... total and absolute unconditional love in its purest form. Connection. To access this we require an open heart…..and the way to an open heart is through self-love….listening to your within…..feeling …. acknowledging ….. healing….releasing...trusting...connecting. Simply BEING.
To love yourself first opens the way to love others more fully… completely. When you honour yourself you are bestowing the greatest gift upon humanity and all the world….so give yourself permission for the time to be still…to go within and listen…listen to your heart….and love what you find…..and accept without judgement. Surrender and allow the love to flow.....
Are you up for the challenge? To stop for five minutes……sit in stillness…and
listen to your Heart…..I bet it is in need of some love…..go on give it some… and
watch your world light up when you stop
putting yourself last on your to do list. Make your heart the heading of that
little list….so you always put it first. While we’re at it….let’s change the
title from the ‘To Do List” to the ‘To BE List'.
