“When people come to me with a problem, I don’t care what it is – poor healthy, lack of money, unfulfilling relationships, or stifled creativity – there is only one thing I ever work on, and that is LOVING THE SELF. I find that when we really love and accept and APPROVE OF OURSELVES EXACTLY AS WE ARE, then everything in life works.” Louise Hay from You Can Heal Your Life.

This is a practice I am working on all the time. I find that I have moments where I am totally embodying it and then others when I am not! And it is amazing how self-criticism just sneaks in there. For example, as I love to write and express myself, and I have never been an “A” student in English and Grammar. :) I just write because I LOVE it!

But my self critical voice comes up once in awhile that says…”you are not a professional writer, you write stupid stuff, you should really learn how to write, your grammar sucks, you should be embarrassed that a woman with a college degree doesn’t write better.” And, these are often subtle thoughts and unless I am really paying attention it sneaks in my mind.

But the thing is after we allow one negative thought in our mind, more keep on coming until eventually I convince myself I am not a writer and shouldn’t be writing and stop and feel uninspired and stupid. So, yea that isn’t very fun and inspiring!

So, I totally agree with Louise in loving ourselves and accepting ourselves just the way we are. When I am having these thoughts I turn them into; “I am unique and different and if I was inspired I could learn better grammar and writing skills. But, right now I just love to express myself and if at some point in the future I decide to refine I will. :) Thanks for sharing, critical mind I know that you are just trying to protect me from looking stupid. I appreciate it and I feel really good and happy when I am sharing, so I am going to keep on doing that!” I then feel alive and excited and happy to be writing these words and fully accept who I am right now.

It is all about loving ourselves and who we truly are. We are worthy right now and maybe we want to improve and transform our self image which is fantastic we are here to grow and evolve. I love the affirmation. I am worthy right now of love and acceptance; I do not need to be anyone other than who I am right now. I love and accept myself!

Watch out for the negative, critical thoughts, and learn to love and appreciate yourself more fully!

Glimpse into my Goddess life

Up at 5 am Meditation 5:15- 6:15

Yoga Nidra – 30 minutes

Workout – 1 hr of yoga

Diet –

6:30 Peppermint tea & aloe vera drink & blood cleanser juice

8:35 Bowl of papaya and pineapple

9:45 Bowl of quinoa, with ghee, honey

12:30 hot lemon, ginger honey tea, big salad with tempe and tofu, potato wedges

2:30 Dark chocolate

4:15 pineapple and detox drink (lemon, honey, ginger, aloe mint)

5:30 chips and guacamole and small bowl of stir fry and brown rice

Mantra/intention for the day – Health. I am health! I choose health!

Mind/Body/Spirit – It feels so great to wake up at 5 am and meditate and then drink some tea and juice and then workout. If I do these things everyday I am happy and I feel really good! Oh, and also write in my daily journal! ;) It is amazing to feel excited to meditate and to workout! Before they both were chores for me, something that I wasn’t inspired to do, but I just did because it was the right thing to do. Now I am in the flow of connecting to my body, mind and spirit and it is a daily practice I intend on keeping!

Fun/Creativity – I created this awesome affirmation note with my intentions to feel good! It is nice and colorful and brings a smile to my face when I read it!

Gratitude – I am grateful for my life and for my amazing mind!

Thoughts on the day – I am reading Ester and Jerry Hicks, Money and the Law of Attraction right now and it is amazing! I read like 100 pages today and I can’t wait to finish it tomorrow! There work was what they based the movie The Secret on! Good, good stuff. I feel really good and resonate with what I am reading!!