Those fall colors we have here at the moment are spectacular.
I'm going to follow Tina's lead and keep this post short and sweet, but today's reflection on self-love has to do with loving others. Tina asks: "How are you going to show love to someone this weekend? We have numerous people in our lives to love - be open to all!"
Well, for me, it has to start with Phil, with snuggling in bed this morning and not getting up until almost 8; with giving thanks for getting to spend my days beside such a remarkable human being. I am gradually getting to know more people here in Homer, but I have so many people that are so dear to me in places that I have lived prior to Alaska. Almost every week, I think of picking up the phone and calling one or another of them. I do manage to talk to my mum, who is a wise and wonderful woman, every single week. But otherwise, I really have not been good at calling my friends and telling them I love them. So, this weekend I'm going to do some of that. We even have free minutes on the cellphone at the weekend, so then the only excuse is that the cellphone doesn't work very well at home!
Especially since having gotten internet at home, I am pretty good at keeping up with people by email, and I consider many of my blog and other long-distance friends as very dear to me too. I hope that writing a daily post in support of 30 days of self-love can be construed as an expression of love to everyone who cares to read and join in. That piece of advice comes into play again, that the best gift you can give to others is to take the best care of yourself. I have found this daily post to be a real help with my own mindfulness in a self-love process, even while chelating and getting to that time of the month where I might be feeling worse about myself or cranky.
Thanks and love to Tina for the inspiration!
