Love Yourself!

"Love is an art,
like music, dance,
or painting pictures.
It thrives on light,
and imagination, and daring.
The heart of the lover
learns wisdom
from a stone,
a song,
a blossom,
a breeze."
~Rainier Maria Rilke

Just a quick posting tonight, sharing a quote I found about love. One of the things I'm learning about love is it's harder to love ourselves than it is to love someone else. We're so accustomed to being taught how to love someone else, that we forget that in order to be loved, we need to love ourselves as well. Sometimes we need to let the world around us go on, while we take a moment to gather our thoughts and get to know our self again. When was the last time you gave yourself a treat, just because you're you? As women, especially women with kids, we're often prone to putting ourselves last, and frankly, if we don't take care of our own needs, will there be enough of us to go around to fulfill the other needs in our life?

Indulge in that sinfully luscious chocolate truffle, have champagne and caviar for breakfast every now and then. Try some favorite tunes, and sing along as if you're the star! Cameron Tuttle suggests:

"Whisper sweet nothings into the air,
then spin around really fast
to catch them in your ear."

What a lovely way to hear those things we need to hear!

Make time for you, love yourself, even if only for a moment today!

Loving HUGS to everyone!