Many of us realize that taking care of ourselves is important, but we often feel guilty about doing it. We may have gotten used to taking care of others, but feel that it is somehow selfish if we focus on ourselves. But loving yourself is not selfish at all. And here is why: If you […]
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Most of us are familiar with gratitudes and have picked up a gratitude practice at one point or another. We remind ourselves to be grateful for things, people, situations etc. in order to appreciate all the things we have and to get in the habit on focusing on the positive rather than the negative. And
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Yes, as we live life, there are many bumps along the road. We may get disappointed. We may get disillusioned. However, we often fail to realize that it was always meant to be that way. That’s life: Imperfect, filled with potholes and unexpected twists and turns. It’s up to us to accept that this is
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In “The Four Agreements”, Miguel Ruiz calls his fourth agreement: Always Do Your Best. I have always had a hard time with that agreement, because to me, always doing your best implies that you have to always give it your all, do as much as you possibly can, and work like crazy. And that sounds
One of the 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is “Don’t Take Anything Personally.” It is a very powerful agreement, because if we really master this and don’t take anything personally, then we would be able to stop so many disagreements, avoid lots of pain and suffering and reduce drama in our life. However, it
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This beautiful poem on self-love has been attributed to Charlie Chaplin. He is said to have written this on his 70th birthday. As we go through life, we come to more and more realizations, and this poem definitely contains great wisdom worth sharing. Enjoy! As I Began to Love Myself (attributed to Charlie Chaplin)
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If you have read Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements”, “Don’t Take Anything Personally” is the second agreement he encourages us to adopt. He explains:“Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of
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“Don’t be perfect. Be you.Don’t be what you think they want you to be Be what you know you are Don’t look outside yourself for anything It’s all within.” ~Jackson Kiddard A great reminder that being perfect won’t make us happy, even though we may have been conditioned to believe otherwise. There is no perfect
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“You are beautiful. You are capable. You are strong.Cherish Yourself…so you can cherish others.” ♥ ~Manuela Guess what? We don’t have to wait for someone else to tell us! We just need to remind ourselves, so we don’t forget. The beauty is, we can take responsibility for our own happiness. 🙂 Manuela empowers women to
“You are flawed, you are stuck in old patterns, you become carried away with yourself. Indeed you are quite impossible in many ways. And still, you are beautiful beyond measure. For the core of what you are is fashioned out of love, that potent blend of openness, warmth, and clear, transparent presence.” ~John Welwood Accepting
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