Be your own Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day! As much as Valentine’s day is about expressing love for those special people in your life, I think it is just as important to express love to YOU. Loving yourself has nothing to do with vanity or arrogance—those emotions are only expressions of fear. When you truly love yourself, you are able to cherish and appreciate yourself for the wondrous being that you are. Loving yourself enables you to create a life of joy and fulfillment. Remember that everything in your outer world is a mirror of what goes on in your mind. If you want to find love and acceptance in your outer world, then that’s what YOU must first give to yourself.

Today, this is my Valentine to you: Stop criticizing yourself—now and forevermore. Love and accept yourself as you are right now. When you do, you’ll blossom in ways that you can’t even imagine. Love will heal you. Your love for yourself will work miracles in your life. Be your own Valentine today and every day moving forward.

Just for today, I remember that Life is very simple. What I give out comes back to me. Today I choose to give love.I am comfortable in looking in the mirror and saying "I love you". I recognize that love happens when I release the desperate need for love, and instead, allow it to find me in the perfect time in the perfect way. I draw love and acceptance into my life, and I accept it now. Love is really all there is. And so it is.

Express yourself

Most of us have many things that we would like to express but hold back for many reasons-to keep the peace; to not hurt other people's feelings or simply because we are afraid of showing our darker sides. Therefore, we bury those feelings deep within us in hopes that they do not surface.

However, when you hold yourself back from speaking up about something that is wrong, you allow that thing, that incident to take on a life-force of its own. By hiding your true and perhaps dark feelings you actually give them more power. The only way to grow from your darkness is to shine a light on it and acknowledge that its exists. And the only way you can take responsibility for your own individual power is to honestly, bravely, and vulnerably share what needs to be said. Today would be that day to share any unexpressed feelings! Today is the day to communicate them all! When you stop being afraid of your darker emotions, you can acknowledge them and then express them. Once you clear the air you will feel so much lighter and will allow yourself new growth and new found respect for yourself and your boundaries.

Just for today, I speak up for myself. I claim my power now. I am safe when I express my feelings. I can remain serene in all situations. I recognize that all my feelings are my friends, not just the ones that I like. I freely express who I am and out of this situation only good will come. . And so it is.

Choose love

Life is a voyage of self discovery-a journey of enlightenment. To be enlightened is to go within and to know who and what you really are, and to know that you have the ability to change for the better by loving and taking care of yourself.

However, many of us have been taught that it's selfish and vain to love ourselves. In truth, it is not selfish to love yourself. In fact, loving yourself allows you to freely love other people without the constant need to be loved by them. Unfortunately, many of us will not love ourselves until we lose the weight, or get the job, or get the raise, or whatever. We often put conditions on our love. But today is the day the you begin to change-to love yourself unconditionally. Today is the day that you can begin to love yourself totally with no expectations. Love is something you can choose, the same way you choose anger, or hate, or sadness. You can choose to forgive someone who has hurt you and begin to finally heal. You can choose to be grateful for what you have. You can choose love. It’s always a choice within you. Today, right now in this moment set your intentions to choose love.It’s the most powerful healing force there is.

Just for today, I choose to feel good about myself. I am worthy of my own love. I choose to see with eyes of love. I love what I see. I choose to love and approve of myself unconditionally, knowing that loving myself will work miracles in my life. I am safe. I am loved and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Self talk

Every thought you think is creating your future. And, every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation. All of your self-talk, your internal dialogue, is a stream of affirmations. You use affirmations every moment whether you know it or not. You are affirming and creating your life experiences with every word and thought.

Today, begin to become aware that you are indeed creating your life through your thoughts and words.. Even your complaints and self criticism are affirmations, even if they are affirming something that you do not want. In reality your negative self talk is creating more of exactly what you are complaining about or what you say you do not want. Every time you get angry, you are affirming that you want more anger in your life. Every time you feel like a victim, you are affirming that you want to continue to feel like a victim. If you feel and think that Life isn’t giving you what you want in your world and you focus and affirm that over and over, then you are affirming that you will never be open to the goodness of Life-that is, until you change the way you think and talk. And that happens today. Today, monitor your self talk. Monitor your complaints and your criticism of yourself. Today, choose your words wisely because they are creating your reality and your future.

Just for today, I monitor my self talk, making certain it is uplifting and supportive of myself and others. I do not fix my problems. I fix my thinking and then my problems fix themselves. I am in the process of making positive changes in every area of my life. And so it is.

Waiting for the other shoe to drop?

Sometimes even when all is truly well in our worlds, we can find ourselves waiting for the other shoe to drop? However, waiting for the other shoe to drop is one way that you can rob yourself of feeling good in the now because you are nervously anticipating something negative will happen in the future. However, there is an antidote to constantly fearing what comes next and it is living fully in the present moment.

Today, make it your intention to live fully; accept that Life is a series of ebbs and flows; successes and perceived failures and highs and lows. But, by not constantly waiting for the bad stuff to happen, and instead focusing on the now, you can flow more easily, joyfully, and fully through this day. Your life is happening right in front of you. Don't miss it today!

Just for today, I confine my thinking and being to this present moment. I recognize that yesterday is in the past. I turn my total attention to this present moment. I live in the present moment and easily release past pain. I live in the present moment by being grateful for all of my life experiences. I am grateful. I am always safe and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Best Friends

Friendships can be our most enduring and important relationships. We can live without lovers or spouses. We can live without our primary families, but most of us cannot live happily and fully without friends because most of us have a great need to share our life experiences with others. Not only do we learn more about others when we engage in friendship, but we can also learn more about ourselves. Friends can be mirrors of our self-worth and self-esteem. They give us the perfect opportunity to look at ourselves, and the areas where we might need to grow. They are actually a reflection of ourselves at any given moment. So, today remember that the best friend you have in the entire world is YOURSELF! So, be good to your best friend today!

Just for today, I am my own best friend. Other friends will come and go but I am always here for and with myself. I support myself in feeling good. And so it is.

You cannot change other people

It’s pointless to run around trying to heal all of your friends. You cannot force others to change. You can offer them a positive space where they have the possibility to change if they wish, but you cannot do it for or to another person.. Each person is here to work out his or her own lessons, and if you fix it for them, then they will just go and do it again, because they have not worked out what they needed to learn for themselves. All we can do is love them and allow them to be who they are. Today, just accept the people around you for exactly as they are and accept yourself for exactly who you are too!

Just for today, I recognize that if I want to be loved and accepted as I am, I have to be willing to love and accept others as they are. I cannot learn other people's lessons for them. They must do their own work and they will do it when they are ready. I cannot change other people. I accept them as they are and I simply love who I am. And so it is.

Flexible and flowing

“Whatever is flexible & flowing will tend to grow, whatever is rigid & blocked will wither and die.”

Today allow your mind to drift without worrying about being productive. Sometimes, letting go and allowing your life to happen can help you much more than continuing to push and "make things happen.". And when you allow yourself to stop fighting and flow, you might just be surprised at what you find-you just may find exactly what you’ve be searching for.

Just for today, my personality is flexible; it is easy for me to change. I am open to the new and changing and every moment presents another opportunity to become more of who I am. My inner being is consistent. I am always safe. I am flexible and flowing and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is

Balance in all areas of your life

Life is truly all about balance. You do not always need to be getting stuff done. Sometimes, it is perfectly okay, even necessary, to shutdown, kick back and chill out.

Just for today, I balance my life between work, rest and play. My mind and my body are in perfect balance. I am a harmonious being and everything in my life works now and forevermore. And so it is.

Begin anew..

Tonight, is a New Moon in Aquarius and this New Moon also ushers in a new Lunar Year-the Year of the Pig. Since the start of this year, you and I have been walking the bridge between the old and the new. We have been given opportunities to clear the past and lessons on which we can build our future. Perhaps it hasn’t been very clear what direction you should turn, but now with this New Moon, you and I are going to see the way clearer as our individual paths unfold.

This New Moon and this Lunar New Year are the perfect time to plant seeds and set intentions; to begin new projects and new ventures; to take a leap from your comfort zones and go after your wildest dreams and wishes. No more playing small, no more dumbing down your life or following the status quo, this is a time to rise and claim your power. This is a time to live up to the truth of your soul. However, YOU must put an end to the bad habits, to the repetitive patterns, to the beliefs that are keeping you stuck, and the only way to do this, the only way to begin this journey is to love yourself, to release yourself from judgement, and to begin embracing all that you are. Today, under this New Moon energy, begin to stand tall in who you are, begin to listen to your soul and allow yourself to rise above your self- imposed limitations and realize in truth of you can do anything, you can become anything you desire, if you are listening to your soul and acting upon its guidance.

Just for today,I begin anew and claim and create all that is good. I gladly rid myself of thoughts and beliefs that I no longer need so that new ones can take their place. In the process, I bring much joy into my life. Life brings me only good experiences and I am open to new and wonderful changes. And so it is.

Patience

When we are impatient,it is usually because we do not want to take time to learn the lesson at hand. We want it done now. Or, as I once heard: "Instant gratification is not soon enough." There is always something to learn, something to know. Patience is being at peace with the process of life, knowing that everything happens in the perfect time/space sequence. If you are not having completion now, then there is something more for you to know.

Being impatient does not speed up the process; it only wastes time. So, today when you find yourself bewildered, frustrated or just plan over it all-breathe deeply, go within, and ask, "What do I need to know?" Then patiently wait to receive the help that is always all around you. This life is a continuum, an every changing process, today become patient with that process, be patient with yourself.

Just for today, I recognize that patience is being at peace with the process of life. I will not allow noise, distractions or chatter to distract me. I will allow patience, commitment, grace and purpose to guide me. In truth, all is truly well in my world and so it is.

Divine Timing

You are exactly where you need to be. And, although you may understand that concept, it can sometimes be a really tough concept to hold onto when you are feeling impatient or uncertain about something in your life. We all have things in life that we wish would happen sooner… challenges we wish we could overcome faster… and a vision for our future that we wish we could magically become our reality.

But the universe doesn’t work that way, and we are often required to summon enormous amounts of trust and patience as we follow the path toward our greatest dreams and goals. Today, begin to trust in divine timing. Begin to become aware that in truth, all things manifest at the exact right time, in just the right way, and everything that you encounter along your path serves you in a beautiful and profound way – even if you must endure challenge and struggle in order to acquire the wisdom. Today begin to learn and to integrate perhaps the greatest lesson of all to trust in the timing of your life-to trust in the divine timing.

Just for today, I trust in the perfection of divine timing and allow my life to unfold as it should. Everything I need comes to me at the perfect time in the perfect way. I am in the right place at the right time doing the right thing. I am divinely guided, protected and loved. And so it is.

Choose to be at peace

When you create peace, harmony and balance in your mind you will find it in your life. Today, make it your intention to find balance, peace and harmony within yourself and then you will find it in your life.

Just for today, no person, place or thing has any power over me for I am the only thinker in my mind. The Universe totally supports every thought I choose to think and believe. I have unlimited choices on what to think. I choose balance, harmony and peace and I express in my life. I am in harmony and peace with all things that surround me in this world. I am at peace and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.