It's Valentine's Day. So much love going around. The floral designers are working like Santa's elves at 11:59 pm on the 23rd of December. The cashiers at Hallmark haven't had a coffee break since midnight last night. Hustle and bustle galore to find the perfect something to show that someone that you care. Which brings me to this question:
Selfish? I think not. When was the last time I told myself that I loved me? When was the last time that I showed myself that I love me? Shouldn't Valentine's Day be as much about telling ourselves and showing ourselves that we love US ("us" meaning, "I love Me, Myself, and I"!) as it is about telling and showing others that we love them?
I say hell to the yes!
When I loved myself enough I began feeling a community within.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
Selfish? I think not. When was the last time I told myself that I loved me? When was the last time that I showed myself that I love me? Shouldn't Valentine's Day be as much about telling ourselves and showing ourselves that we love US ("us" meaning, "I love Me, Myself, and I"!) as it is about telling and showing others that we love them?
I say hell to the yes!
I have this book that sits on a shelf in my office. When I Loved Myself Enough, by Kim McMillen. I open it's pages at random times on different days. I wondered what today's random message to my soul would be. It was:
When I loved myself enough I began feeling a community within.
This inner team with diverse talents
and idiosyncrasies
is my strength and my potential.
We hold team meetings.
Coincidence? I think not. Everything happens for a reason.
So I say to myself, unabashedly and without hesitation: I LOVE ME! I LOVE MYSELF!! and I LOVE I!!!
This is my Valentine's gift to myself not only today, but ANY day!
Now, give the same gift to YOU...
I am calling a team meeting, ASAP. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post!!! I NEVER even considered this before but yet so obvious. Thank you!!!! xoxo
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