The Practice of self-care and self-love.

The topic many dread talking about, however, it’s probably one of the most important life skills we can accomplish to live a full filled life.

A topic that’s rarely spoken about when we are children. Honoring yourself and putting yourself before anything or anyone else has always been deemed as being a selfish act. Therefore, most of us have been programmed at a very young age to think that to be true. It could not be further from the truth.

Self care and self love starts with honoring who you are and listening to what you need and moving forward to pursue whatever it is. How many times have we all wanted to do something and didn’t because it wouldn’t benefit another being? It probably happens more often than you think. As time goes on it becomes a way of life and we fall into a constant vicious cycle. It can last years and for some a lifetime until we figure out how to come undone. For many years I never asked for help. Putting others before myself was always what I thought was the right thing to do.

Being able to truly love starts with caring for yourself and putting yourself first. Always do what makes you happy. Do all the things that bring you peace and love and in return that love will manifest on to everyone around you. Start with something small. Wake up a bit earlier and catch some sun, go for a walk, listen to your favorite music, start journaling, read a book; The list goes on and on. Practicing self care probably stopped for me when I started a family. Should I have done that? Absolutely not. I didn’t know any better. I have five children all born within ten years. I would not take back a thing, however; There is a saying out there, “If I knew then what I know now”. It really is so true. Being able to be the absolute best version of ourself starts with the amount of love we hold in our heart in finding the beauty within us. We go through stages of life. Some good, some not so good. We change and we all go through what I like to call “seasons”. The seasons of life. Seasons change, we change. Learning how to grow and love ourself through all these changes is a gift. A gift we have the power to give ourself.

How we speak to ourselves is also very important. Our thoughts manifest who we become. The way we speak to ourself is so important. Think about a time in your life where you doubted yourself. What was the outcome? Take a look in the mirror and tell yourself how beautiful you are, all of you. Even the things you are not so keen on. For many this might be one of the hardest things for you to do. You’re the divine creator of your life and it starts with such a simple yet the hardest thing for so many. Always remember, we thrive best when our energy is in a high vibration state of being. If we all raised our vibration as a collective we will continue to raise the vibration in our universe. It all starts with us.