Give Love to Yourself The invitation to my first mastermind group, known as M to the 6th Power, or M/6 for short, came by way of this phone call invitation: “Hi, Laura. We’re forming a group of women who want to help each other make our dreams come true. Would you like to join us?” I don’t recall saying “yes” to anything so quickly before. At the time, I’d never heard of such a thing. Now I virtually always have a dream-building support system in place. If I’m not involved in a coaching program with one ready-made, I go out and create one myself. Each has been important in my life. The value of surrounding yourself with other people who want to live by their authentic lights and continuously reach towards a higher potential can’t be overstated. Today, in one such on-line forum, I heard from a woman who felt frustrated she hadn’t narrowed down a concrete dream. Then, it occurred to her it was the (and I quote) “EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE of authentic joy and love and aliveness and openness and connection and creative expansion, etc. It is a FEELING and INTERNAL STATE that I'm longing for…” How awesome to know what you’re truly seeking is the feeling experience behind the thing you think you want! This gal may not yet realize it herself, but she’s already one step ahead of the dance routine. I have found the internal emotional state of authentic joy, love, aliveness, openness, connection and creative expansion comes from: 1) The breath. Deep breathing relaxes the mind and helps us come to the heart center where higher aliveness lives. 2) Paying attention to the little things which bring us joy. I regularly re-do my “ME NOW” exercise, to check in with my authentic self and see what an ideal day (like in Barbara Sher’s Wishcraft) looks like now. What our authentic self wants to experience changes all of the time; nothing is static. Today it might be a cup of tea with two tea bags – a black British blend and peppermint – and a bouquet of salmon colored tulips. Next Tuesday it might be a Mexican mocha and a marble cup to hold your toothbrush and toothpaste in the bathroom. What could come the following week, month, year? Every Valentine’s Day, make love to yourself. Conscientiously nurture that which brings you joy. Authentically Yours, Laura
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