Ah, self love. I had it when I was a child and then lost it along the way. The first memory I have of becoming self-conscious about a physical attribute came in junior high.
I can remember the moment vividly. I was 14 years old, walking down the corridor of my school, laughing with some friends when out of no where an ex-boyfriend of mine ran up in front of me and said,
Hey Erin, this is you!”
while walking like a bow-legged cowboy. THAT was the moment I discovered that the shape of my calves were not okay. I even went to a doctor to ask for legs braces I could wear at night to straighten them. (Continued below the video)
There are multiple memories that affected my self love but the moment everything profoundly changed for me was
the year I moved to France .
I witnessed how French Women actually took unique characteristics of themselves and made it into the one thing that made them “unique”.
Gaps in the teeth, small breasts, curly hair…you name it they adored it. And consequently…so did everyone else.
My experience in France started my Pilgrimage inward – not to find out all the things I needed to “fix” about myself…to discover everything I LOVED about myself. And from that place, my self love and self confidence rose steadily.
I began only accepting certain types of friends and partners in my life and I asked for things that I wanted because I knew I deserved them!
The ripple effect of self love is tremendous and that is why I have dedicated the month of May to Self Love and Self Confidence.
I explain the Elegant Solution to Falling in Love with yourself in the video above. Have a watch!
To begin your OWN self love pilgrimage download the beautiful PDF I have created for you.
Click HERE to download this free PDF.
Bisous!
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What I learned from this exercise is how important aesthetically pleasing surroundings are to me; flowers, trees, fragrance of gardenias and jasmine, the smell of wood smoke on a crisp fall evening. And as much as I think about my own comfort that particular word didn’t show up once in any of my answers/lists.
I just came back from some shopping where I found floral file folders and a fragrance diffuser with French Tuberose, Jasmine, Geranium and Orange Flower called Pied-a-Terre. It smells absolutely beautiful.
Beautiful discoveries, Mary! Thank you for sharing! Did it surprise you that comfort didn’t arise in your answers? These types of activities are so powerful in that they reveal to us what will TRULY bring us pleasure and joy and therefore greatly raise our vibration and experience of life. Enjoy those lovely file folders!!