By: Cindy Eyler

From:  Healing Your Soul E-llumination July/August 2007

Falling in Love with Yourself

How often do we here ourselves and others saying, "I love this place, I love this food, I love my kids, I love him, I love her, I love you, I love this, I love that..." How often do you hear yourself or others say, "I love myself"? Personally, I have heard very few people ever saying that they love themselves. Take a moment and say it now, "I LOVE myself!!" When is the last time you have told yourself this, and really meant it?

I'm curious... are you looking for someone to love? Have you found it difficult to find someone to love? Are you in a relationship that doesn't seem to have a firm foundation of love? Are you in a relationship where love means there are conditions or strings attached in order for it to survive? Or how about this simple question, are you feeling - love - in your every day life? Is - love - part of your natural vibration? Is loving yourself, and putting yourself first part of your everyday practice?

L-O-V-E... IS the highest vibrating emotion. I have good news for you! YOUR TRUE ESSENCE IS LOVE! We were all created from this high vibration of love.

We always have two choices in making decisions in our lives. The choices are, Love or Fear. Looking at your life currently will tell you where you make most of your choices from. If your life feels burdened, stressful, upset, sad, dull, and unhappy, you are clearly making your choices from "fear." If your life feels joyful, peaceful, exciting, colorful, and happy, you are clearly making your choices from "love." Choosing from "fear" is not trusting or loving yourself. If you don't trust or love yourself, you definitely cannot trust or love anyone else.

If you are looking to find love outside yourself in relationships, friendships and life, then you must start by finding the love within yourself. It is only when you can truly love yourself, will you find the love you are looking for. It is important to know that to find the love you desire, you must first carry that same exact energy within your own being. Look at yourself - are you loving yourself? How much? The amount of love you are currently giving yourself, is the amount of love you are open to receiving. Do you get where I'm going with this?

Begin falling in love with yourself TODAY!!! Show yourself how much you love yourself by doing things to nurture and love yourself. Here are some suggestions on how to achieve the goal of loving yourself:

-  Make yourself your very first priority every day - NO EXCEPTIONS.

-  Tell yourself every day, "I love myself" and mean it!

-  Honor your personal time and space.
 

-  Take time to walk in nature.
 

-  Stretch and/or exercise your body every day.
 

-  Eat healthful foods and drink lots of water.
 

-  Take a break!
 

-  Take a trip, whether it is a vacation, a weekend drive, a picnic - just go!
 

-  Say loving things to yourself.
 

-  Take time to smell the flowers.
 

-  Read inspirational books to help you think positively.
 

-  Make a commitment to do regular activities with like-minded, uplifting people to keep you on track, and to enjoy positive and nurturing interaction.
 

-  Stop making excuses for not having time to do any of these things... if you put yourself as your first priority, you will make the time.
 

-  Review friends and relationships - do the people you have drawn into your life make you feel good? Are they supportive? Is the giving and receiving 50/50?
 

Falling in love with yourself is the biggest gift you could give yourself. It will make your life an amazing experience! Practicing self-love may be difficult for you to begin with if it isn't something you have done all your life. The key is persistence and consistence! Practicing self-love EVERY DAY will create self-love. Once you fall in love with yourself, you will start drawing all loving relationships into your life with ease. You will be carrying the energy to attract the love you've been looking for. Isn't it worth it?

Repeat after me:

"I love myself sooooo much!"

"Loving myself is my top priority!"

"I put myself FIRST on my list every day!"

"I have fallen in love with myself!"

Say these affirmations every day, and you will soon believe it. Your life will shift into a much better place, and you will start seeing life in techno-color!!!

Sending you all the angels of love to assist you in falling in love and staying in love with yourselves!

Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you feel can use these loving words today!


With love and blessings, Cindy