Day 5- It is a Journey

Recognize that life and self-love is a journey and you are beautiful as you are. Choose to appreciate yourself and show yourself a little self-love every day.  We all do self-love a little different but it comes down to being grateful and recognizing all you do and making yourself happy to exude your best self.

I want you to write a letter to yourself stating where you are at right at this moment and telling yourself that you are happy to be here and now in this moment.

Redo the exercise from Day 1 and compare the two lists, how have they changed? Have they changed at all? Do not be discouraged if you aren’t yet where you want to be, change takes time.  Just know you have people around you who love and appreciate who you are.

Deep Breath.

Love Always, Sophie.

Day 4- Do Something Just for You!

Today you are going to spend at least an hour with yourself doing something that you love. You can spend the hour: sleeping, meditating, reading, taking a bath, the only stipulation is that it has to be for you and only you.

I want you to go over the feelings from Day 2 a few times, repeating that how much you love yourself and all you do!

Just Breath.

Love Always, Sophie

Day 3- You better Recognize!

Recognize and document all the moments you feel the most in love with yourself in the next three days. 

-          - What where you doing?

-         --Who was with you?

-         ---  What made you feel beautiful?

Did someone thank you for something you did for them? Did you complete something you thought would be impossible? Did you catch a look at yourself in the mirror or store window and liked what you saw?

Tell yourself throughout these days how much you love yourself. Thank your body and your mind for all it does.

Make sure to repeat everything that makes you feel in love with yourself!

Deep Breath.

Love Always, Sophie. 

Day 2- Change Can be Good!

Today you are going to choose three feelings that you want to dominate in your life.  These three feelings should be something you are striving for more of in your life. For example if you want to be more grateful, peaceful and feel fulfilled, I want you to focus on that for the next four days.

I want you to find these feelings already in your life; you do not need to change anything to recognize that they are already there. Some peacefulness right before the rush of the beginning of the day, feeling grateful for someone or something that helped you through the day, feeling fulfilled because of everything you accomplished today! (Even if you didn’t complete the whole to do list)

To help you choose your three feelings, look back at your sheet from yesterday, anything negative you would like to make positive or anything you wish was on the list?

Every time you think something positive or have a particularly happy moment I want you to bring it back to the three feelings you want in your life.  Take a breath be thankful for it and focus on that situation contributing to your overall happiness.

Take time to speak to someone about the three feelings and what situations you felt them in, this will help you to remember. I find this is really nice at the end of the day and helps you close your eyes on a happy note.

Deep Breath.

Love Always, Sophie.

Day 1- Loving Who you are right at this moment

Welcome to Day one of the Love Yourself Series!

Today I want you to take 10 mins, sit with a blank piece of paper and something to write with. Put your name in the middle of the paper and as fast as possible, write down any words that you think describe you all around it. Be as honest as possible here; list anything and everything that comes to your mind. When you have run out of words I want you to take a minute to look over your list.

1.       How many attributes are positive and how many are negative? What makes something negative?

2.       Of the negative descriptors can you flip them to be positive? If not, why do you attribute these to yourself, try and find the connection.

      Accept where you are right now, who you are is valid and your feelings are important. We need to love ourselves, negative and positive.

Keep this sheet for further reflection on Day 2!

Deep Breath.

Love Always,

Sophie

5 Benefits of Drinking Water

Everyone knows they should be drinking water, sipping all day is the best way to get the amount of water you need. Here are some reasons why you should be drinking your eight glasses a day!

1. Weight loss: Not only should replacing your sugar filled drinks (sodas & juices)  help you cut calories but water is shown to help as an appetite suppressant. * Sometimes when we think we are hungry it is just our bodies needing some water! Drink up.

2. Headache Cure: Dehydration can lead to headaches, set an alarm on your phone to help you remember to drink throughout the day.

3. Energy: Dehydration can also cause fatigue! Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink at that point you are already dehydrated. Buy a pretty water bottle to help encourage yourself to bring it wherever you go.

4. Helps Digestion: Drink a glass of water every meal to help your body digest all those good things you put into your body today!

5. Beautiful Skin: Being well hydrated contributes to clear skin! We all want flawless skin and water can help. There are a lot of apps to help you track the amount you are drinking. I have a simple rule where I need to fill my water bottle 3 times in a day.

Drink up Beautiful!

Deep Breath,
Love Always,
Sophie

Top 4 Tips About Self Acceptance

1. Realize that you are a work in progress. Try not to focus on perfection, it is unattainable and can make you feel dissatisfied when you never get there. Shift your focus to lifelong growth! We are all works in progress, we all evolve and are never finished. Challenges and setbacks are there to help you grow, when we view them as such, they don't seem so bad.

2. Accept where you are right now. Most of us look outward for acceptance when we should be looking to our selves. When people ask me where my confidence comes from, I often tell them it is because I truly try not to care what other people think. I do what makes me happy and what I feel I need to in order to grow and become the person I want to be.

3. Be Calm. Bringing some quiet and stillness into your life can help you see what is truly important in life. This silence also makes us spend time with only our thoughts. You will be surprised at the thoughts that come to you while trying not to think. If you find most of your thoughts are negative, this is the time and space to correct those. Take a breath and try to re-word the thought to something positive or simply counteract the thought with something you love about yourself. You can try meditation or yoga to help you with this process.

4. Take a look in the mirror. Often our judgments of others are simply our own personal insecurities. Try and attain why the judgment came to be. What was it that offended you so? Try and change the narrative, our inner voice is so strong and has a huge impact on how we see each other. by recognizing what we see in others we can correct our judgments to not only being more compassionate to other but to ourselves as well.

You are enough!

Deep Breath.
Love Always Sophie

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