Stop comparing yourself to others

Stop comparing yourself with other people! Comparing yourself to others is a waste of time and energy and is a losing proposition. When you compare, you experience lack, envy; resistance to who you are, where you are and what you have. Comparing yourself with others either makes you feel superior or inferior, never acceptable of who you are. Today, instead of comparing yourself and your life with anyone else's, accept that there has never been another person like you since time began, so there is nothing and no one to compare and compete with. Today, stop looking outside yourself to gain your value. Today, just love and accept yourself exactly as you are. Accept and celebrate your uniqueness!

Just for today, I accept my uniqueness. There is no competition and no comparison for we are all different and are meant to be that way. I am special and wonderful. I am beautiful and everyone loves me. I love myself exactly as I am and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Look for the good

Have you ever noticed how as human beings, we tend to go negative? That our eyes look for what's wrong. And although it’s not bad to see the negative because it can help us from falling into pits by looking out for potholes, seeing only the negative results in a kind of tunnel vision, which limits our lives and our experiences. Today, begin a new habit of looking for the good. Stop looking for what's not working and look for something that is working, something sweet, something lovely, something that opens your heart up. Look for the good in people, look for the good in the mirror, look for the good in Life and that is exactly what you will find.

Just for today, I look at all the positive things in my life and I am grateful for them all. I see the world through eyes of love and acceptance. I choose the see the good in myself and everyone around me. My good comes from everywhere and everyone. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Let go!!

It is a time of integrating, processing and reflection. This eclipse season has shown us that we all need to release someone or something that just doesn't serve any purpose in your life now. Perhaps it is a habit or maybe it is just time to let go of what you think your life SHOULD be and accept what is. It may even be a good day to let go of that list in your head you never complete and just go with the flow. And while you are at it, just say goodbye to the idea and your search for perfection. Today, take time to go within to see, feel and then to actively let go of everything that serves no purpose in your life. Then allow yourself to enjoy just being YOU.

Just for today, I am willing to let go.I give myself permission to let go. I release all things that no longer benefit me-objects, ideas, habits and relationships. I let go of the need to be perfect and recognize that I am living the best way I know how. I let go of all fear and doubt and Life becomes simple and easy. Everything is working for my highest good. And so it is.

Love yourself

Louise Hay famously said "that there is only one thing that heals every problem, and that is: truly loving yourself." Furthermore, she said that when people start to love themselves more each day, it’s amazing how their lives get better. They feel better. They get the jobs they want. They have the money they need. Their relationships either improve, or the negative ones dissolve and new ones begin. However, how many of us were taught or shown by example how to really love ourselves? And that is the rub! Today, begin a new loving relationship with yourself, no matter what stories that you created to justify beating yourself up or drowning yourself in self criticism, and sometimes self-loathing. Today, begin by being gentle and kind with yourself.Be patient with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking. Treat yourself as you would someone you really love. And begin to be kind to your mind. Remember, self-hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don't hate yourself for having the thoughts. Instead, gently change your thoughts. Today, love yourself! Don't wait until you get well, or lose the weight, or get the new job, or find the new relationship. Begin now—and do the best you can. Loving yourself will create miracles in your life.

Just for today, I recognize that I have come to this planet to learn to love myself more and to share that love with others. I know that the greatest gift that I can give myself is unconditional love. I no longer wait to be perfect to love myself. I love myself exactly as I am right here and right now. I am worth loving. I am lovable. I am loving. I am loved. I am love. And Life supports me in every possible way. And so it is.

Caution-Karmic Cleansing Ahead

Tonight's Full Moon eclipse in Capricorn is one of the most psychically charged days of the year. Combine the psychic energy of the eclipse with the powerful energy of six planets that are now in retrograde and we are all being given opportunities to do some deep karmic cleansing-the unearthing of feelings that are buried deep within you. And although those energies can stir up a lot of drama, struggling and suffering because in truth YOU may be resisting change, they can also usher in a time of great healing. Today, use this super powerful energy to help you look within. Look within and then listen. Your Higher Self is guiding you to release anything in your life that doesn’t absolutely serve your HIGHER purpose. Today, set your intentions to be brutally honest with yourself. Be willing to face the truth and be authentic. You are learning that anything you desire in the outer world must be dealt with internally first. Use this time, to look within and to examine ways you are hiding from your power because of your fear...and then let them go. It is time you re-write your stories. Your life will never look the same if you are willing to change.

Just for today, I recognize in order to change my life on the outside, I must change inside. The moment I am willing to change it is amazing how the Universe begins to help me. It brings me what I need. I trust my intuition. I am willing to listen to the small still voice within me. I trust my inner wisdom. It has all the answers to my questions. Everything is working out for my highest good and out of this situation only good will come. I am safe. And so it is.

CHANGE

Tomorrow is a full moon, lunar eclipse. And, it will continue to stir up and disrupt things in all of our lives. So, if you have been trying to keep things as they were or are, then you will need to let go of that effort! This is not the time for status quo or keeping things as they are because no matter how hard you try to keep things from changing, they will change with or without your consent! This eclipse/retrograde season is designed to bring up some much needed changes, so instead of focusing on keeping things in control, it's best to focus on how you can make some necessary changes that you've been avoiding. Today, focus your attention inside and begin to listen to your stories, the stories that you have created that keep you stuck and struggling. Begin to follow your intuition rather than your ego, which is struggling and fighting to keep things as they are because they feel safe or you don't know what comes next. Today, set your intentions to change!! Allow your faith in YOU to be greater than your fear!

Just for today, I am willing to see how and where I need to change. I am willing to release old negative beliefs. They are only thoughts that stand in my way. My new thoughts are positive and fulfilling. I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change. I recognize that everything I need to know is already within me, if I choose to listen. I am safe. It is only change and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Surrender!!

Stop fighting, surrender and be easy! Surrender doesn’t have to follow a long drawn out battle. It doesn’t have to be a side effect of exhausting yourself in some way, mentally, physically, or emotionally. Surrender can just be a choice to be easy. It’s choosing not create drama where it doesn’t need to be, and realizing life doesn’t have to feel like a series of conflicts and crises. It’s letting go of the need for control and realizing that, whatever happens, you will be okay. Today, recognize that your power isn’t in your ability to fight life. Rather it is recognizing when you don’t have to struggle or suffer and surrendering into the moments of your life. Today surrender and choose to be easy.

Just for today, I surrender and let go of my need to struggle and suffer. I am gentle with myself as I cultivate new thoughts and watch my Life grow and change. I have the self-esteem, power and confidence to move forward in Life with ease. I am good enough and Life is easy and enjoyable for me. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Change your perspective

We all go through tough times, but how we view what we are going through is completely up to us. We always have a choice on how we "see" everything and everyone in our lives. You can look at your life in one of two ways: either you are destined to be punished eternally and live a miserable life full of pain, hurt, suffering and guilt; or you are going through all of this because the Universe knows that you are strong enough to bear it and you will emerge stronger, better, and happier than if you did not go through it. Today choose the latter. Today, consciously choose to see your life in a different way, from a new perspective. Realize that nothing lasts forever and yes, this too shall pass. Take a look at your life and think of the many tough times you have endured and the many blessings that have arisen from them. You have a chance to find the bright side to your situation, no matter how tough it seems, by only changing your view and identifying the positive of every experience Remember, changing your perspective is like changing the window through which you view the world. When you change how you view the world, you change how you feel about it. You change your life.

Just for today, I do something different. I am willing to step out of my comfort zone and see and experience my life in a whole new way. As I change the way that I look at my life, my life begins to change. I surrender to what is, I let go of what was and I have faith in what will be. And so it is.

Miracles

"Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears." We all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are and sometimes we're so focused on what's wrong, what could go wrong or what has gone wrong that we don't recognize them. And that's okay. For it seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again. And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can’t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives! Today recognize that the key to creating miracles in your life is to know that they are everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that you may have in the moment. Your job today is to question less the extraordinary things that happen in your life and to begin to accept them; to begin to recognize them when they happen and to begin to expect them. Today, begin to see and appreciate all the miracles in your life and in truth that your life is a miracle and that you are one too!

Just for today, I welcome miracles into my Life. I know that Love is the great miracle cure and that loving myself works miracles in my life. I love and approve of myself exactly as I am and I am open and receptive to all the good that Life has to offer me. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Small steps

This is a time of massive change, in part caused by this month's eclipses and retrogrades. Those events can bring clarity to aspects in your life that you have been settling for but now are totally unacceptable and just don't work for you anymore. However, the prospects of changing, so you can move forward, may seem daunting and over whelming. Today, is the day that you can begin to change by taking one small step, by making one small change. Today, ask yourself what small thing can you do that can help you enjoy where you are right now, no matter how bad and insurmountable your current situation may seem to you. And, then, do it, take action. As you make those small changes in your life to add more joy and more self care, you will see new growth in remarkable ways. Big transformation happens through small changes.

Just for today, I recognize that in order to change my life on the outside, I must change the inside first. The moment I am willing to change, it is amazing how the Universe begins to help me. It brings me everything I need. I act as if I already have what I want-it is an excellent way to attract what I want into my life. Life brings me only good experiences and I am open to new and wonderful changes. I am safe and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Try approving of yourself

"You've been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Today, try approving of yourself and see what happens."

Just for today, I release all criticism of myself and others. I am willing to release all patterns of criticism. As I release all criticism, judgemental people leave my life. I accept everyone as they are, including myself. Loving others is easy when I love and accept myself. I am enough. And so it is.

Claim your power to create your life

Today, is the day that you recognize that when it comes to what’s best for you, your own opinion is the only one that counts—and you can use it to change your life. As children we are taught that certain things are right and wrong, good or bad, acceptable and unacceptable-making it difficult for us to form our own beliefs and opinions about the world. Eventually, we can stop listening to ourselves and look towards others to decide what's right for us; to think for us. Today, you can choose to recognize that only you know what is right for you. You do that by feeling and trusting those feelings. Trusting what feels right for you, and having the courage to follow up on it is what can give you the power to create your best life. Today, take the time to hear your own thoughts, to truly feel your own feelings, to begin to trust your own intuition. Your feelings and intuition are your true opinion of anything, and it is the only one that counts. It is only by looking within yourself can you start to contemplate positive changes in your life. Today, stop looking for the answers outside of you. Only you get to choose what's right for you, only you know what's right for you and only you get to make the decision to change. Do so, today!

Just for today, as I move through the layers of other people's opinions and beliefs, I see within myself a magnificent being-wise and beautiful. I know that I am far more than other people's opinions. My opinion of myself is the only one that counts. I have the power to change my life. I claim that power and I consciously create the life I desire. I am safe and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Pause to look, listen and learn

Mercury Retrograde is something everyone likes to blame things on. But in reality, it is a time where we are forced to deal with the things that we have overlooked, ignored, rationalized away and thought we were done with. And, of course, Mercury Retrograde can show you otherwise. Today, instead of dreading the next three weeks or fearing the snafus which you assume will ensue, recognize that Mercury Retrograde is your opportunity to play catch up and to revisit things so you can be certain they are what you want before moving forward. Mercury Retrograde wants you to pause before making a change. Today, instead of fighting to make thing happen, welcome the pause and know that in reality it is helping you to step forward into a more authentic future, rather than the one that is old, overdone, and not for your highest good any longer. Today, do not push anything for you could be thwarted. Pause and give yourself a chance to look, listen and learn.

Just for today, I am teachable. Life is an education and I am a student. I am doing the best I can and every day gets easier. I am safe. It is only change and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.