Courageous Self Love Revisited

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, noon

b'Have you ever headed out the door only to realize you can\\u2019t find your keys?

Now, be honest. Did you ever search high and low for your keys, glasses, phone, etc. \\u2013 only to discover they were in your pocket, purse, or backpack?

That you were looking everywhere for something that you actually had all along?

Just the other day I was looking for my glasses only to realize, \\u201coh wait \\u2013 I\\u2019m wearing them.\\u201d

You may have heard myself or my guests say that the answers you seek are already within you.

The power within us goes unnoticed and therefore, underutilized until we recognize it is within us.

Let\\u2019s take self-love for example.

You \\u2013 I \\u2013 we \\u2013 are already worthy of love.

We are already whole, complete, and powerful. We are miracles.

And yet, how often do we find ourselves \\u201chustling for our worthiness,\\u201d as Brene Brown puts it.

How often do we find ourselves in that place of guilt, shame, anxiety, or feeling that sense of loss - all stemming from our belief that we must do more in order to be worthy.

The indisputable fact that we are already worthy is lost on us \\u2013 which is why we need to recognize its intrinsic nature.

That\\u2019s why this week\\u2019s episode is dedicated to providing practical steps towards embracing self-love.

This episode originally aired at the end of 2017, and revisiting it is a perfect way to end 2020.

If you listened to it when it first aired, I invite you to walk this path once again.

If it is your first time, get ready for the ride.

Gift yourself this time of reflection.

Here we go.'