Authenticity is MESSY & living an authentic life is a commitment. It requires us to tune into ourselves (our wants, needs, emotions) & then act from a place of internal honesty. When we live authentically, our external selves (career, relationships, health) are a match to our internal selves (needs & emotions).
Read MoreWho are you without your achievements? Without your possessions? Without the perceived value you believe you bring to your relationships? The answer to this will point you directly towards your current level of self worth. It’s common for us to spend our days being productive as a way of justifying our self worth. If our value depends on our productivity, we’ll never truly feel valued. We’ll forever be chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Read MoreEach moment is the purpose of life. Each moment I wake, sleep, eat, drive, work, socialize, wash dishes and clean are what I'm DOING to contribute to this purpose. But the purpose of life, is right now, each moment as it unfolds. It's our actions and what we chose to do in each of these moments that gives meaning to our purpose.
Read MoreIt’s important to understand where fear is coming from and debunk the ‘scariness’ of fear. Fear is simply our response to an imagined future where through our vivid imagination, we’re picturing a perceived reality in which things are not working out for us. While fear has its place in warning us when we’re really in danger, it is our job as evolved beings to detect PERCEIVED danger, versus ACTUAL danger. The mind cannot tell the difference, so we need to jump into the driver’s seat and decide whether we want to believe the story that our imagination has made up about a perceived threat in the future.
Read MoreIf I was to define what self-love really means to me, I would describe it as nurturing, nourishing and supporting ourselves on every level: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Self-love is the ability to make empowered choices towards the life we desire, which may include creating healthy boundaries in relationships and learning to say “no” when something doesn’t feel right. It means learning to give to ourselves that which we crave most from others, learning to fill our own cup and noticing when it starts to run empty. It means checking in daily with our inner child to see what he or she needs, and then actively meeting those needs. It means practicing forgiveness, compassion and being gentle with ourselves and most importantly it means giving ourselves permission to be HUMAN by allowing each emotion we experience to complete its cycle within us. Ultimately, it means seeing and treating ourselves the same way that source or the universe does, through the lens of unconditional love and acceptance.
Read MoreFor so long I wondered what it would feel like when I met “the one”. What would it be like to love someone and have them by my side, waking up next to me every day, loving me, holding me, being there for me during the hard times, helping me get back up when I feel down and truly valuing my beauty and radiance. For so long I imagined how wonderful it would be to spend the rest of my life with someone I love.
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