Self-Love Is Not a Side Project

Yesterday, someone posed this question to me:

If you were to die tomorrow, what would you wish you’d have done?

It may seem like a morbid and uncomfortable question,

but it quickly cuts through the noise and gets to what’s most important.

It shines a light on where our heart most wants our attention to go.

The first thing that came to my mind was,

"I’d wish that I would have loved the people I love

better than I have."

It’s deeply important to my heart to do this now — while I’m still here.

So, how can I better love the ones I love?...

As I sat with the question,

my heart responded clearly, with the truth I innately know ~

It always comes back to loving myself better first.

✨ All of our relationships are reflections of our most sacred inner relationship.

The more you choose Self-Love —

in your thoughts, body, nervous system, actions, feelings —

the more ALL of your relationships

will mirror the level of love you have with yourself.

It’s about how you’re showing up for yourself in each moment.

Because how you show up for yourself,

is how you show up for others.

The most essential practice any of us can have

is showing up for ourselves with love.

With compassion.

With understanding.

With persistence.

With gentleness.

With grace.

This is how we become resourced and able to show up for those we love ~

our children, our partner, our parents, our friends, our community,

as well as those in need.

Self-Love isn’t a side project that we put off until we get around to it.

If we ever do.

And it’s not a project we complete and move on from.

It’s a passion project that we dedicate ourselves to

and keep lovingly working on our whole lives.

Moment by moment.

With intention. With patience.

We keep practicing. Imperfectly.

We falter, we slip up, but we keep going despite the missteps.

Because it’s not about getting it right ~

it’s about showing up for the job.

Learning to love yourself as best you can,

is how you learn to love everyone that’s important to you.

You can only love someone else as much as you love yourself.

Your other relationships can only be as healthy

as your relationship with yourself.

Self-Love is the most sacred project of your life.

It touches everything and everyone you love.

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." ~ Lucille Ball

💗 A Loving Inquiry:

In this moment, breathe softly into your heart, and ask yourself:

"How can I love myself better, right now?"

I encourage you to follow through on your heart's answer.

And then notice how your practice of Self-Love

ripples out and touches your other relationships...

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Let’s rise together ~ in Love & Light,

Jaime

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