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Monday, August 23rd, 2010

14 Love Quotes to Celebrate Love yourself Week

I have to say, I’m very happy to see that Love Yourself Week is coming up and I’m ready to celebrate with some great love quotes. Why? Because it’s easy to love others and write quotes about how that feels, but we seem to have a much harder time loving ourselves. So here are 14 great love quotes to remind us that we deserve our own love as much as the next person.

1. “Self-love seems so often unrequited.” ~ Anthony Powell

2. “Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” ~ Veronica A. Shoffstall

3. “If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.” ~ Nicholas de Chamfort

4. “The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.” ~ Sonya Friedman

5. “You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” ~ Author Unknown

6. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~ Lucille Ball

7. “Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.” ~ Karolina Kurkova

8. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” ~ Alan Cohen

9. “To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that’s political, in its most profound way.” ~ June Jordan

10. “Don’t forget to love yourself.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

11. “If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.” ~ Kristin Chenoweth

12. “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Buddha

13. “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

14. “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” ~W.C. Fields

When it comes down to it, you must first love yourself before you can truly love others and you must love yourself before you can accept that others truly love you. So, if you look at it that way, perhaps Love Yourself Week is one of the most important holidays we celebrate! Let the above twelve quotes remind you of that.

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Friday, July 30th, 2010

Love yourself

The nature of this universe is constant change, movement, growth and expansion. If anything stays stagnant for a little while it will be liberated from that stagnation as soon as possible. It is the inherent nature of life to move, deepen, and expand in consciousness.

 

Same with love or appreciation. The love that comes from people around us is going to change, grow, transform, and disappear. Either in two weeks, two years, or 95 years, it is going to change, and we all know that. That’s why there is so much contraction around the experience of love. We know that sooner or later it is going to change.

 

Yet, by contracting in fear around the feeling of love we limit its full beauty. That’s one reason why the experience of love causes suffering to many people: they might have a wonderful relationship but they are no allowing themselves to enjpoy it fully because they are afraid to loose it in the future. Or, they hold on to a wonderful past experience, and don’t know how to welcome the new experience that wants to happen in this moment.

 

One thing that does no change is the love and fulfillment that lives in the core of our being. It is important to learn to access it so we can develop a capacity to live freely, with no boundaries, attachments, or fear.

One of the first things to remember is that who ever appears to be a giver of love is just a trigger of love. Read it again: who ever appears to be a giver of love is actually a trigger of love. This feeling of love is inside of us already. It’s not something that the other person gives, or creates for us.

 

This feeling of love is always deep inside of us. That’s the only reason why it can be triggered. Otherwise, how could they bring to the surface something that is not there in the first place?

 

The person who seems to be the giver of love, pleasure or ease, is simply a perfect key for unlocking the door of our heart. Yet, we have this key too! We have the key and we are the door. What a perfect combination, yet so many are not aware of it. If we depend on another person to give us love, we will sooner or later find ourselves unsatisfied and suffering. Their needs at one point will conflict our needs and they won’t be able to please us in a way that would open the door of satisfaction.

The point is, there is no need to look forever lasting and fulfilling love from outside of ourselves. The love that comes from anywhere else but our own inner heart is limited. It has its boundaries. It appears, and it disappears.

 

The love that blooms from within is limitless. The love that permeates from our inner being is eternal; it always meets all our needs. It holds us forever unconditionally, never condemning or judging us. It’s always here for us.

In every single moment we are the perfect key for that love. There is nothing specific needed to trigger that opening, no word, no nice gesture, no perfect health, no special experience is needed. The key is in the willingness to stop everything that believes love is somewhere else but here.

They key is in remembering that we are all that we need. We can simply rest in peace and allow whatever unfolds from that. This is a true experience of fulfillment. Everything else is based on the fear that we don’t have it or we are not good enough to be it.

The truth is that we are the source of all goodness.
We have the power to stop the thoughts that claim otherwise.
We have the capacity to receive the fullness of our inner being.
We are love in its entirety and we can feel it anytime we want to.
No matter what – we can love ourselves. We were created to love ourselves. We were born to meet ourselves as we truly are.

When we receive from within, receiving through outer expressions and appearances becomes effortless. We let them come and go freely. We welcome all movements of life. A nice gesture is fine, and no nice gesture is fine. A compliment comes – wonderful; no compliment comes – wonderful too. A loving hug appears – great. No hugs for a while – it’s great also.

 

Once we have learned to find the treasure chest within; there is no fear of loosing anything without. We are fulfilled with others and without others. We are satisfied with the dark and with the light. We welcome rain as well as sunshine. We get to be free to love, and we rejoice in our own company fully and totally, with no limitations.

 

Julia Mikk
www.breathoflove.org
Shamanic Breath of Love Journeys.
Inner transformation beyond anything you have ever experienced.

 

Julia Mikk from Estonia, is a qualified breathworker certified by One Sky International Life Skills and Healing Arts Institute and Rebirthing Breathwork International. Her powerful approach to breathwork reflects her deep opening through the teachings of Gangaji, and trainings with many breathwork pioneers including the founder of Rebirthing, Leonard Orr. In her ?Breath of Love? practice Julia is teaching breathing as a powerful tool for health, growth and change. Together with her powerful intuitive presence, sessions with her evoke the experience of one?s true nature, bliss, and inherent limitless potential.

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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Lets Allow yourself to Love Who You are Before You Can Allow yourself and Your Ex Love Partner to Have a Great Making Up Relationship

Lets allow yourself to love who you are before you can allow yourself and your ex love partner to have a great making up relationship

 

 

 

 

Many people walk around on this planet looking for the “one” person that will make them complete. Relationship after relationship will end the same way. In the beginning things seem to be great, you become attached to the other person and feel as though they have all the answers to the void in your heart.

You feel as though you have finally found the person that can love you for who you are. You love the person’s qualities and ignore the little things that may get on your nerves. You go into this relationship thinking that this person will prove their love to you by changing those things that are not in-line with the connection you both have.

 

 

 

After a while you notice that those little things that you thought would change haven’t gone away. All the things that got on your nerves have increased and have brought more hidden qualities out that you simply cannot stand about the person. You find yourself aggravated and confused and wonder about what you saw in them in the first place. That’s when we go into the game of reflection; we remember all the little things that got on our nerves in the beginning. We blame ourselves for being so stupid that we did not “see it.” We feel as though we have been tricked into the relationship by the other person. This is when true resentment sets in; you think to yourself “If I knew what I know now I would have never gotten myself into this mess.”

 

 

At this point you feel stuck or trapped in your current situation. Arguments seem to explode out of nowhere or worse no communication at all. If you are married and have children this feeling becomes almost unbearable. You will justify in your mind why you should stay and lead a live of self sacrifice in order to make your children happy. This is the normal state of relationships in our world; this is why people will build a wall around them to keep other people from getting too close.

In certain situations the person will feel as though they are so stuck that they will attach their happiness to another. They will feel that this person outside of the misery obligation called marriage truly knows them. They will also justify in their minds why they should be with this person. They will form elaborate images in their head of a time when they will be happy.

 

 

In some cases they will leave the marriage and get into their new relationship only to be faced with disappointment again. This process will continue throughout their life and they will eventually feel as though they are simply not meant to be happy. They will feel as though they are not good enough to fill the role of a person who is a happy wife or husband. This is normal for relationships in this day and age. Many people will look for happiness in their partner only to find disappointment and resentment. This is because happiness is not found outside of you although it is the last place anyone will look.

 

 

Some will lie to themselves and others in order to justify keeping themselves in a state of misery. They will lead double lives in which behind closed doors they will cry themselves to sleep but proclaim to the world that they are indeed happy. They will tie their happiness to a self sacrificing routine in which they are doing all the things they are supposed to do even if they really do not want to. This is hell.

Somewhere we got the message of love all mixed up and jumbled with rules and regulations. We are told that if you are a man you are supposed to act one way. If you are a woman you act another. We are told that love is work, love means doing things you do not want to do, and that love is submitting and playing your role to the best of your abilities. We are also told that we are not perfect and what is worse is we believe all of these lies.

 

 

We learn by watching those around us and by listening to these rules about love. You watch your parents who have been married for thirty years and think they must have the answer. You notice how they do not spend time together and how they get upset with each other. You notice how your mother cries herself to sleep and your father justifies his actions by proclaiming “I am the man of the house” or “This is for your own good.” This becomes your truth about love.

 

 

You notice how your mother’s opinion is spoken but seen as nonsense because it just does not fit with your father’s vision. You notice your father doing everything he is supposed to do even though he hates doing it and he tells you this is love. You notice your mother frantically cleaning the house and cooking dinner before your father gets home and she tells you this is love.

 

 

You think to yourself, love is doing things you do not want to do. When you are constantly sacrificing your happiness then you are showing your love. This becomes the standard for your relationship in the future and it conflicts with what you really want but it becomes your truth. As you are growing older you are told what kind of person would be good for you. You start to develop an image of what you want based on what society and your culture believes is the “right” person. You also have an image of what you are supposed to be but know that deep down inside you have a hard time meeting them because you are simply not perfect. Then you meet someone.

 

 

This person seems to be all the things you have always been looking for. Someone who can finally fill the void in your heart, someone who can finally make you happy. They are perfect for you and so you quickly jump into the role that you believe is perfection on your part. If you are a woman maybe you will clean their room or apartment. If you are a man you will buy them expensive gifts. You will play the role in order to earn their love and prove yourself worthy.

You will become what you believe they need based on what you have learned throughout your life. But this is only a facade and eventually begins to crumble and turns to frustration and resentment.

 

 

You find that you cannot keep up with everything you have promised, as a man you want they best for her, you want to be able to give her everything she wants, and you believe this is love. As a woman you want to fill the role of a good wife and give your husband all the support a good wife is to give, you fill your role, you believe this is love.

 

 

When you do not meet these expectations resentment sets in. You may feel it is resentment for the other person but in actuality it is resentment for yourself because you simply cannot find a way to make this other person happy. A few months after marriage and you are both arguing over nothing? This is simply due to the frustration you feel for yourself in not meeting expectations. You are unhappy because of this, yet you focus on the other person and why they are not able to make you happy. The other person begins to feel like a failure because no matter what they do they cannot make you happy and the arguments just confirm how terrible they are making things.

 

 

Children come along and things seem to be OK for a while until the focus returns to the underlying feelings that were simply ignored for the time being. Now they get worse because not only do you feel you are a bad spouse but a bad parent as well. This is where a distance starts to form, because it feels as though no conflict between one another is a good thing. So you find two people who are bound together for life and yet feel so alone.

 

 

This is the normal standard for relationships in this day and age. This is love, but it is all twisted out of context. This is in no way shape or form what love really is, love is not work, love is not obligation, and love is not self sacrificing.

Love is simply love. It needs to start from within and you will find what it is you have been missing all along; this will change everything in your life and allow you to find the happiness you have always been seeking. This will change your relationship with your spouse and your children.

 

 

Start by no longer abusing yourself. I have found that even people in an abusive relationship are still being abused slightly less than they abuse themselves. No longer allow yourself to speak to yourself in a negative way. Begin to think positive about yourself and realize that you are perfect just the way you are. This will change the way you feel you are being treated. Second step is to not take anything personal. You must realize that when your spouse and you are in an argument the words and actions have nothing to do with you. These are deep seeded insecurities and fears they have about themselves, so don’t take it personal.

 

 

The third step is to be honest about everything, tell it the way you believe it to be. Be honest about what you feel, being honest with yourself and your spouse. If you are not honest about whom you are then you will never deal with the issue. Hiding the issue within you will lead to much heart ache, so just speak the truth. Do not say things to see what the other person’s reaction will be. Do not try and manipulate a situation and do not tell the other person what they want to hear. The fourth step knows that change is good. In a relationship we tend to fear change, embrace it. Everything and everyone is changing and evolving. You are not the same person you were five minutes ago. Release these expectations about you and your partner based on what happened yesterday because neither one of you is the same person.

 

 

The fifth step is to live in the moment. Many people spend their entire lives living in the past or living in the future. They focus on how they wish things would be, they spend so much time there that they miss the moment they are living now. Live right now, in the moment and don’t allow yourself to miss a thing. The sixth step is to appreciate the good. Too many people will focus all their energy on what they do not want. Live in the now and appreciate everything you have, cherish it. Feel the love that comes with appreciation of all the little things that you encounter throughout your day.

The seventh step is to always be genuine. You are perfect no matter what anyone tells you; remember that their idea of perfection is completely different than yours. You are absolutely perfect in every way and you do not need to compromise who you are for anyone else. So always be genuine. Just be yourself, be happy with whom you are, love yourself and you will find the love you have always been looking for.

 

 

Indeed, life is short. Don’t let another day go by without taking a chance on happiness. You will never know until you try, so remember to make a move today. It can change or affect the rest of your life, therefore, at the very least, you can try to come out something for your ex love partner during your weekend plans. With a little practice, perseverance and patience, I believe that your relationship could be enhanced with the tips that I have shared earlier. If you have faced any problems with your loved ones, do not hesitate to visit this piece of article again.

 

 

I really have a strong belief that if you can understand what I have explained and applied what you have learnt from this piece of article, your problems can be eventually solved and your making up relationship can become more stable and stronger. I wish all the best for your making up relationship with your partner. Do always remember to spread word of mouth to your fellow friends for supporting the decision of having making up than breaking up.

 

 

 

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Jim Lim Da Hong, sgtopmarketseller@gmail.com, Freelance SelfEmployed Graduate

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