Hi,
I'm Sabine Priestley and I have something very important for you and very powerful for you today.
This is four steps to cultivating self-love and self-worth.
The importance of self-love cannot be overstated and it's often overlooked.
Self-love is,
In effect,
Self-empowerment.
To achieve this,
We have to master a number of moving parts and I'm going to share four of them with you today.
Self-actualization comes from knowing who you are and knowing your innate wholeness.
You don't rely on other people or situations to be happy or for validation.
Your happiness and sense of self-worth are your responsibility.
One of the keys to this is radical self-love and self-worth.
If you don't love yourself and value yourself,
How can you expect others to?
Now,
To be clear,
I'm not talking about a narcissistic kind of love.
I'm talking about a divine understanding that you are love,
That we all are love.
Sometimes this is just the thing that shifts the energy enough for people to get the breakthrough they desire.
When my clients embrace this and practice the techniques I'm giving you here today,
It opens the possibility for everything to change.
Without self-love,
There can be no sense of self-worth and a healthy self-worth is in very low supply out there right now.
Without feeling worthy,
It's nearly impossible to forgive ourselves and that is absolutely necessary.
Self-love,
Self-worth,
And the ability to forgive are all tied together.
Can you see how this rapidly cascades?
If we don't love ourselves,
We can't forgive.
If we can't forgive ourselves,
How could we feel worthy?
How could we possibly forgive others?
Now,
Here are some deceptively simple practices that can turn your life around.
Number one,
Start by doing this easy little thing multiple times a day until it is simply second nature.
It's a little odd,
But work with me on this.
Now,
Chances are you know what it's like to look a loved one in the eye and say,
I love you.
It's magical and it's uplifting and it gives both parties such a boost,
Assuming that they feel the same way,
Of course.
So pay attention to how you feel.
As I ask you to go and look at yourself in the mirror,
Pick one eye,
Left or right,
Stare right at it and say,
I love you.
I mean that literally,
Pause the video and go do that and come back.
Well,
How was that?
Was it strange?
Awkward?
How about uncomfortable?
Do you love yourself?
I mean,
Did you feel it when you said it?
More than one of my clients described it as oddly embarrassing,
Even though they were alone at the time.
Embarrassment was the predominant feeling,
Not love,
Not in the beginning.
And that's okay.
I highly recommend doing this every single day.
Obviously,
There's more to self love than just saying things in a mirror,
A lot more.
But it's a beautiful,
Simple,
And strangely powerful way to begin.
Number two is to practice opening your heart with gratitude.
Now,
What does that mean?
It means find joy where you're at.
Feel appreciation for everything and anything that you can.
I mean,
Isn't it incredible that we breathe without having to think about it?
It's a pretty good thing if you ask me.
Isn't it amazing that we can enhance the effectiveness of our breath with just a little bit of focus?
And oh my,
Our hearts beat without us even having to do anything.
Blood flows,
Cells regenerate.
These bodies are truly amazing.
And what about our solar system?
The way the planets waltz around the sun and perfect synchronization and our entire galaxy is in a similar dance with the rest of the universe,
All without us ever having to do anything.
You are divine.
Never forget that.
There is no limit to what we can hold in gratitude.
Friends,
Family,
Pets,
Food.
As you practice this,
Focus on your heart center and feel the joy.
Treat yourself to a happy break and just let your heart sing.
Number three is forgiveness.
Now you might think that you need to start with others,
But that's not true.
We start with ourselves.
What haven't you forgiven yourself for?
What have you swept under the rug of guilt,
Embarrassment,
Or shame?
What have you not allowed yourself to think about,
Or even remember from your past?
It's time to let that go.
Recognizing that you are always doing your best given where you are at.
Let go and let love guide you.
Once you've made progress here,
Then you can start taking stock of others.
Now,
If we're going through life,
Holding on to anger or resentment,
Or any other negative emotion,
We are keeping ourselves from reaching our greatest potential.
It's very difficult to find peace and achieve our goals when we're surrounded by such negative energies.
And know this,
If you're hating on someone because of what they did to you,
You're only hurting yourself.
Chances are that person is off having a grand old time and they don't care what you think of them.
Holding grudges and negative emotions of any kind are a form of self abuse.
Think about that for a minute.
Holding on to negative emotions and anger is truly just self abuse.
Worth when faced with challenging situations.
Remember that everyone is doing the best they can from where they are at on their journey.
Most people have not done this work and are literally incapable of joining you where you're at at this moment.
So stop trying to make them.
Anytime another person is upsetting our personal balance,
We are giving our power away.
How we respond to any situation is our choice.
That's a choice most people have not practiced very often.
But it is absolutely key.
How we respond is a choice.
This concept alone has been responsible for more aha moments and breakthroughs for my clients and perhaps any other.
And we go deep into this topic.
When we love ourselves unconditionally,
We can begin to love others the same.
When we forgive,
We release others from the expectations we may have had for them.
Simply let them be.
Trust that the universe is working with them at its own pace and time.
That is not your job.
So to recap,
First and foremost,
Develop a true sense of self love,
Practice saying and feeling it every day.
And secondly,
Open your heart with gratitude whenever and wherever you can.
Third,
Forgive yourself.
There's deeper work we do here around the inner child in my program.
But just remember,
You have always been doing your best given where you are at.
Let go of your past.
We all have one.
Living in a place of judgment of your past will keep you there.
It's time to move on.
It's time to live now.
It's time to find out just how good it can get.
Finally,
Don't give your power away.
Remember that no one is here to make you happy.
That's your job.
Done correctly.
That is your absolute joy.
Now when you do these practices,
Your sense of self worth will blossom,
Your confidence will grow and you will find a place of grace within knowing that we're all doing the best we can,
Given where we're at on this journey.
I hope this has been helpful.
And I would deeply love to hear your experiences.
So please share them with me.
You can email me at Sabine Priestly gmail.
Com.
I wish you a great day and a magical love filled life.
Until next time.
Cheers.
