For the next month, commit to putting yourself first. Be kind, understanding, and forgiving. If you are tired, rest. If you’re sad, ask someone who loves you for support. If you make a mistake, comfort yourself and let it go. When your inner critic tells you that you’ve got it all wrong, thank it for sharing and move on. Behave in ways that demonstrate your self-love. The grace of feminine power ascends through a love-filled heart. You deserve this.
If reading this makes you say to yourself, “OMG this is so selfish” you need self-love and extraordinary self-care the most. When my peers and I were struggling to survive, they chastised me for pulling in and putting myself first. The thing is when I took care of me first, I became healthier, more successful, more powerful and those “selfish” acts opened the way for me to give at a level I’d never imagined. I can afford to give more today than I lived on back then. I am also able to help thousands of people around the world live better lives. I couldn’t do that before. Selfish turned out to be the most generous thing I could do. Join us!
Here’s a list of 21 tips (from the I AM VENUS Community) to kick off your self-love renaissance:
1. Make a daily green juice
2. Meditate
3. Write everyday
4. Take exotic salt, flower & oil baths
5. Tell yourself good things about you regularly
6. Forgive yourself
7. Clear out space in many places & make room
8. Catch your deepest vision joy without regard for ANYTHING else (fear, opinions, limits, etc.)
9. Drink a 16oz glass of water with 2 Tbsp of chia seeds (let them soak for 30 mins in the water) and a pinch of Himalayan sea salt (your skin, your hair, and your yoni will thank you)
10. Appreciate every single thing you do well
11. Be kind, gentle & compassionate with yourself
12. Get a massage/manicure/facial/footrub
13. Bellydance in the morning
14. Explore the new interests without judgment
15. Set a new healthy boundary (Read this for help)
16. Spend time by the water
17. Let go. Acknowledge that you aren’t responsible for the world
18. YOGA/a yoga challenge
19. Do some sort of art-work everyday
20. Ride horses
21. Treat yourself to a vacation
What can you add to this list?
Leave a comment below and share three ways you can love yourself this month! Also, spread the love! Please share this post. Let’s turn our love renaissance into a revolution!
Get a new haircut, buy myself flowers, say no to things I don’t really want to do.
Lots of power in saying no and feeling good about it. I hope you get a rockin’ cut. It really can change how you feel.
Thank you Cynthia. I am so happy I discovered you on HayHouse. I love your message and your show. Thank you for the work you do.
sing from your heart.
take time look at the stars, notice new growth of spring flowers buds .
Yes! Thank you, Melissa. I’m adding this one to my list too.
I love all these things, I do a lot of them as often as I can, and they do wonders for my body and mind. Meditating, exercising and drinking water are key to bring your body where you need it to be, so you can do all the other things. Expressing your inner emotions through writing, drawing, and other creative tools is liberating and empowering in the same time. I could add cooking for yourself as a nice way to get centered. Love this Month Of Self Love concept! 🙂
You’re love in action, L. <3
thank you, I do my best 🙂 <3
1,Give up foods that are toxic for me, Tomatoes, Peppers, Chillies ( They hurt my stomach).
2, Avoid the need to rush….. Be more organised and realistic about how long things actually take and only take on what won’t make me late for the daily commitments I have.
3, If my tendency to make others responsible for my wellbeing kicks in, gently remind myself that what I seek I can give to myself, then proceed to give it.
4, Remove harmful technology from my side of the bedroom, ( I have ordered an Alarm Clock so I don’t need to keep the mobile phone in the room).
Lisal, I love # 2 and I’m adding it to my list. I also do #4. At night, I make sure I have no phones (I do have 1 corded line), electronics or anything in my room with me. These are all so good. Happy April, Love.
1. Let go of memories that have been haunting me.
2. Donate clothing that I no longer need.
3. Work on my property and clean it up.
GO GO GO #1. Let go and make space for new loving experiences <3
Thanks. I have been meditating and forgiving myself and others.
I too am letting go of memories and forgiving. I understand that journey well.
light candles, and eat delicious healthy meals, buy a sexy new matching bra and panties! 🙂
I love that one too! #stolen and shared on FB.
1. I do my early morning writing when it’s quiet.
2. I’m practicing healthy boundaries with a number of people
3. I’m loving my creative power and abundance (and repeating as a mantra)
Starra, all of these are wonderful and will create meaningful change in your life. Hugs and love to you.
Thank you Cynthia. Back at you 🙂
More items on my list today:
– Connected with friends in NYC and arranged a meetup event in the Fall (and they are excited about it too)
– I’ve adopted Cynthia’s mantra (which truly resonates with me) “I am the most powerful person in my life.”
– Allowing myself to feel my creative and personal power on a daily basis, and most of all SUSTAINING that energy
– Did my power walk/jog at twilight last night with my favorite female warrior music in my ears
make yourself a mini-retreat in your room: light a candle, draw an angel card, write in your journal about your intention for the day
Jenn, can I come to your house? 😉
I try and do this once a week. When I’m feeling antsy, it calms me. Thank you for letting me know April is self-love month. My book, The Tao of Turning Fifty is all about self-care….
Great title!
I put on music that my soul cannot ignore, and allow spirit to move in, as and through me as I dance in the meadow or on my patio, depending on weather
Fantastic and wise, Love this.
Set an exercise goal that fits your lifestyle
I agree! One that you like. If you don’t like it, you won’t do it 🙂
Take the time to let your pets love you; allowing the reflection of their love to soak deeply in.
Be still. Take time out to do nothing. Listen to music without words. Listen to silence. Go out into nature, and get some fresh air. Take time to work on your breathing. Do things that you like to do (hobbies). Take yourself out on a date.
Walk barefoot on the grass…Feel the breeze caress ur skin…Enjoy the morning glow across ur face…in brief Romance with Nature! 🙂 And enjoy the shower with music no rush…see urself wrapped in towel in the mirror …admire and embrace all of you as u look into ur eyes…say out loud/whisper I LOVE U 🙂 And go ahead dance a little too!
ooopppsss to much of me! 🙂
Beautiful answer and picture!!
When I get up in the morning I make coffee, tidy a bit and then set the microwave timer for 15 minutes. I take a cup of coffee and go sit. PERIOD. I look at the out of doors on the deck or out the window. I don’t meditate, I don’t think, I sit. I give myself this quiet time and it is returned to me through out the day.
I love this, Alice! Wonderful.