I was inspired to create this little toolkit because one of my favorite things to do at birthday parties is to ask everyone to share something they adore or admire about whoever is having a birthday. This practice ALWAYS puts a smile on the faces of everyone involved, especially the lucky birthday boy or girl. Since I can’t have a birthday party this year, I wanted to create an opportunity for you all to give that “It’s my birthday” feeling to the people you are closest to.
When we can talk to ourselves with kindness and love, accepting our shortcomings and missteps (and knowing that we are doing the best we can with the information that we have in each moment) it opens our hearts in such a way that allows even more goodness, hope and love into our lives. And only then we are able to give even more sincere kindness, genuine love and caring support to others.
Fear tricks us into thinking we are incapable, unworthy, unlovable, and wired for failure. BUT WE ARE NOT any of those things!
Are you having a hard time feeling connected to yourself and your own hopes for your future? Perhaps this mirror exercise is a good one for you to try, too!
Authentic freedom looks like respecting yourself, speaking up for yourself, and giving yourself space to sit with the feelings that will break your heart. It’s loving yourself well, so that you can heal and transform all the hurt into something beautiful, living out your true purpose...
