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Why Is Self-Correction Important to Self-Love?

Learning to love oneself takes self-correction.  Whenever we think of self-love, we think about doing things like,  prioritizing oneself being true to oneself being nice to oneself setting boundaries  forgiving oneself saying "no" taking a nap  taking a walk  breathing deeply sitting in stillness eating nutritiously emotional regulation making a gratitude list connecting with friends communicating honestly with others These acts of self-care are all part of growing ones self-love. Engaging in routine self-care has been clinically proven to assist in reducing depression, anxiety, stress, frustration, and anger while increasing happiness and energy and leading to better relationships. When one is in this state of taking care of ones own needs, one is, for example, more appreciative of life. One is taking responsibility for their own health and wellbeing which promotes more self-love.  But how do we take action when we are busy with our family and work, or caught up in ruminatin

Dancing In the Kitchen

Well, it's been another busy week. I have been intently concentrating on reading, a ton of writing and my coaching calls. When I put a lot of time in during the week for what I want to accomplish, I make sure I take at least one day to let loose and have fun. And so I did yesterday. Saturday was a day for the errands I can't get done during the week. Even with these 'must do' errands, I made an intention to really enjoy my time shopping, unpacking the parcels and preparing dinner. Rather than rush through the preparation quickly moving to the so called down time afterwords, I made unpacking my parcels and preparing dinner my down time. Instead of being in the hurry, hurry, let's get to the next step mode, I was in a relaxed state doing the chores that could even be regarded as tedious.

After shopping with the crowds, when I got home, I unpacked the parcels of groceries and such, and turned the radio on. I took a big, deep breath and started the process. Chopping knife in hand I began cutting up the veggies and tossing them into the large ceramic bowl. I was looking forward to the long awaited greek salad that was tickling my taste buds. I was really enjoying this process and my relaxed state. Then Billy Idol's White Wedding came on. I cranked up the music and began dancing, bee bopping around the kitchen. I had a blast. I have no idea what the words are to this song, but the music got my energy pumped. I loved it!

I didn't go anywhere exotic, I didn't change my scenery, but what I did do is change the way I wanted to feel in the process of doing chores that had to be done. And, with that small, yet potently powerful intention, I had FUN! And what happens when you feel good? You allow your desires to flow to you with ease.

I'll let you know what transpires next time.

Wake Up to Live with Desiree Leigh

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