I just finished my workout. I had planned to walk outside late afternoon but I found it just a bit too cold. I have been on an Isagenix cleanse day today, a weekly ritual I use to keep myself tuned up and healthy. I am always cold on these days making the outdoors even less appealing. Forunately I have my trusty treadmill, and while boring, I managed to get lost in an Ester-Hicks tape.
Our season of ME FIRST Retreats kicked off last Saturday. For the next 2 months, we will have an event, either retreat, workshop or speaking engagement, every weekend. I love the energy this creates around me – it keeps me focused on my purpose.
A topic of conversation this past Saturday was, are we divorced from or married to ourselves. It came up toward the end of the day as we set our final intentions for the following days.
You might ask, how can I be divorced from myself? Here are some of the tidbits that arose during our conversation:
– falling prey to the self-critic’s words and letting him/her override all that is perfect about us
– living by old belief systems that no longer support us in who we want to be now
– a lack of self-worth and self-respect
– failing to acknowledge our gifts and strengths and how we contribute to the world.
As you can imagine, being married to oneself is the opposite:
– holding oneself in unconditional love and high regard
– calling in our heart or angel voice to over-ride the voice of the self-critic and letting him/her feed us instead
– acknowledging ourselves daily as a way of being in gratitude for all that we contribute to others
– making space for ourselves on a daily basis – ME FIRST time.
It is a great discussion!
A few years ago, a friend of mine Kerry Messer wrote ‘The Wedding Vows’, a piece I published in my first book, roadSIGNS – Travel Tips for Authentic Living. I recently reviewed these vows and made a few slight tweaks. Here they are:
I vow to hold myself in unconditional love and high regard.
I vow to live by my values, my call to action and my ‘Tick” –my Personal Guidance System.
I vow to remember that I am the best ME I can be today and that tomorrow I will be an even better me.
I vow to listen to and trust my intuition under all circumstances.
I vow to follow my heart and spirit wherever they might take me.
I vow to be intentional and to believe that I am worthy of all that I intend.
I vow to surrender my need for control and to let God’s will drive my car through this life like she has in all my past lives.
I vow to be gentle and understanding of myself when I make mistakes.
I vow to forgive myself with grace and ease.
I vow to wake up every morning walking into the day remembering there is only now.
I vow to remember that I can’t change the past or pre-determine the future, but I can make the best choices for my higher good in the many moments of today.
I vow to take care of my body and health as if I was carrying myself as a fetus.
Until Next Time,
Betty