Valentine's Day is two weeks away yet in the pre-holiday retail rush, we're surrounded by chocolates, flowers, sentimental cards, and other momentos expressing L-O-V-E.
Whether or not Cupid has slung his arrow, we sometimes need a reminder that love begins within.
Author Daylle Deanna Schwartz, founder of the Self-Love Movement, is offering a free download of her book, "How Do I Love Me, Let Me Count the Ways" at her website, http://howdoiloveme.com/
On her website, Schwartz encourages women and men to take a pledge to "do something loving for myself, no matter how big or small, for the next 31 days." According to the author, "commiting to yourself can open many doors for you, attracting more love into your life."
In her post on the website Beliefnet, Schwartz says self-love provides many benefits, from increasing self-confidence and allowing us to set boundaries to attracting healthy romantic partners and motivating us to take better care of ourselves. Before we can embrace a healthy lifestyle, we need to make ourselves a priority.
As Al Franken's Stuart Smalley character would share in an early nineties Saturday Night Live skit, "I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone, people like me!"
While the skit was tongue and cheek, Franken proclaimed a similar message. To attract love, romantic or friendship, into our lives, we must first accept ourselves.
Beth
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