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I love Mark Nepo! I've been reading his book The Book of Awakening; Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.   It's a daily read book and for November 20th it's, Commitment and Risk.  The quote is as follows; The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Al sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision which no one could have dreamed would have come their way. -W. H. Murray Mark Nepo is so very poetic. He talks about the irony of taking a risk, and how that is the very thing that "opens us to our fate". I love the line; "If we devote ourselves to the effort to be real, the Universe in all its forms will find us, the way that wind finds leaves and waves find shore. So on my walk this rainy morning I decided to make a list of all the ways I have found to keep my self on track and though it's not perfect at least I have some...

This is a great film, it reflects all that I believe.  Give it a try for free and also free a ten day event.  http://origins.well.org/movie/

Here's a really great piece on self love p ublished on October 1, 2012 by Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. in The Mindful Self-Express on the Psychology Today blog. She offers 50 best quotes on self-love but also expresses how we as a society have evolved emotionally and speaks to the challenges we have faced since the early 1900's.  The quotes have heart and meaning regarding the all important goal of self-love.  All the links still work and are also very interesting. The 50 quotes include topics such as, Know Thyself, Be True to Yourself, Respect Yourself and Value Yourself just to mention a few. There is also a deeply persuasive exercise to help you develop self-acceptance. Here's the beginning of Melanie's powerful article just to get you started: The biggest struggle in life is the struggle to know, embrace, and accept ourselves, with all of our faults and imperfections. Many of us were raised  by parents who were themselves victims - who were n...

I found this article by Tania Kotsos. Here's a delicious little tid bit to get you started; Self love forms the foundation of your single, most important relationship - that with yourself. The strength of all your other relationships is exactly equal to the strength of that foundation. To love yourself is not just a self-esteem boosting piece of advice. It is the prerequisite to truly loving others. The Golden Rule tells us to "love your neighbor as you love yourself". You are likely to have heard it many times, expressed in different ways, thinking it is about loving others. Look a little closer though, and you will find that at its very center is the command to love yourself. Please stop over to Mind Your Reality to finish this insightful article.  Also the comments section is very interesting too.  Peace. Ellie

Both myself and my computer have not been feeling well.  I've been to the doctor's office and had one trip to the ER, plus a follow up set for Friday. The computer is going to the shop on Monday and hopefully repaired.  I hope we are both better soon.  Peace. Ellie

I've been making a daily search on the world wide web and sifting through anything I can find about self-love.  What actions to take, what questions to ask myself, even quotes that are food for thought regarding self-love. Looking everywhere for pearls of wisdom from experts, seers and others just like me. So, I was gratefully surprised to find in my very own email a post from one of my very favorite artist and blogger, Kathryn Costa, at her  Collage Diva blog.  Her post really fits so well with my current self love journey/search, PLUS I totally love Tiny Buddha as you all know. Visit Kathryn's blog for the list from Tiny Buddha written by Sarah Nean Bruce and to view her delightful art journal page dealing with powerful ideas about love put into words.  I love how Kathryn can artistically express her ideas using paint, paper, images and just the right words....She is truly amazing! Peace. Ellie

Tiny Buddha is one of my favorite sites founded by Lori Deschene.  I also have her book entitled Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions. Lori collaborated with people all over the world through Twitter to find out how others would answer the really tough question. The website Tiny Buddha is a storehouse of great articles by lots of great writers (follow the links for more on each) on all sorts of personal issues.  The stories are real and have lots of heart and meaning. Since I am on a quest to love myself unconditionally I must post from Tiny Buddha! Thought this would be a good one for today. 21 Tips to Release Self-Neglect and Love Yourself in Action By Tess Marshall “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh The most important decision of your life, the one that will affect every other decision you make, is the commitment to love and accept yourself . It direc...