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Be Kind to Yourself

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Being kind to yourself is not the same as being self-indulgent. Being accepting of yourself and your flaws is not the same as being lazy and unwilling to make healthy changes. Self kindness is: Recognizing things you do that are harmful to yourself and stopping them. Defending yourself against negative thoughts, words, and actions from within. Defending yourself against negative thoughts, words, and actions from others. Being honest about your flaws and outstanding qualities. Asking for help when you need it. Resting when you need it. Believing in yourself. Choosing to make changes in your life. Self kindness is not: … Continue reading →

Body Image: Ten Things I Love About Myself

Do you love the woman you see in the mirror every morning? I don’t. That girl in the mirror… her belly is too big, her arms are too doughy, her nose is too pointy, her eyes are uneven. It’s very easy to pick out (and pick on) all the negatives you see in the mirror. Can you think of ten things you LOVE about yourself? Some days, it’s hard. I love my big smile and straight teeth. I love the golden brown color of my eyes. I love the arch of my eyebrows. I love my naturally curly hair. I … Continue reading →

Fitness Tips: How Do You Feel About You?

One thing I’ve discovered over the last few years is how you view yourself is indelibly linked to how successful you are in the challenges you choose to undertake. So let’s talk a little bit about how you feel about yourself, because from the get go – if you hate yourself and you feel extremely negative about yourself – then you will not likely find the success you are craving. There are a number of things that I do when I am feeling down about myself or unhappy with how things are going with my fitness program and more. You … Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With Being Single?

This may seem like an odd topic for the Marriage blog, but a conversation I had yesterday really got me thinking. Someone very close to me has spent the last few years kicking herself for choices she made, some good and some bad. She has two children, both products of affairs of the heart – the fathers were both men that she loved very much. With her first child, their relationship disintegrated in the weeks after the baby was born and with her second, the relationship was disintegrating during the pregnancy. She feels like a failure in the sense that … Continue reading →

Defining Real Love

What is love? What does it mean to you? When we’re young, love means safety and security. It means comfort and it means fun. As we grow, love takes on an almost inadequate description of our feelings. It is used in such a carefree manner in the first stages of a relationship. It is during this period that our definitions of love take on an almost unrealistic meaning. Likely because we say it often in the earliest stages of a relationship that may see its lifetime peak and end in under 2 weeks. As we become young adults, our skewed … Continue reading →