Practice
Connecting with Love
Part One · A Bird's-Eye View
Take a bird's-eye view of yourself. Imagine you are a divine, spiritual being looking down upon you from above with unconditional love. From this perspective, record ten qualities — things you love about yourself right now, in this moment. Be honest and spontaneous. Do not hold back. Look at yourself through the eyes of love — divine love.
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Part Two · Heart Center Exercise
With a partner you do not know — hip to hip, face to face — place your hand on one another's hearts. One person speaks at a time. Connect with receiving love when listening, and giving love when speaking. Connect with the circle of love. Notice where you, or the other, feel congruent, and where you may feel less so.
a. First person: "I love ______ about myself." Breathe in deeply and feel this in your heart.
b. Partner response: "I hear that you love _____ about yourself. I see and honor this in you."
c. Switch roles. Practice giving and receiving love.
Reflection
Write your response to, and awareness resulting from, this exercise.
Where are you comfortable loving yourself?
Where are you needing more love?
What would it take to bridge the gap from needing more love to accepting love?
What is one step you can take this week toward giving yourself more love, or more self-acceptance?
Self-Acceptance Statement
Use the example below, or simply create your own statement of acceptance. Have fun. Decorate it or color it, as you desire. Allow it to be yours. Make copies of it and place it everywhere you are apt to see it, and be reminded of your beautiful self-acceptance in this moment in time.
I, ______, love and accept myself, my divinity, and my perfection. I forgive and release all judgments and limitations I have received or accepted from others or myself. I will live today, and all the rest of my days, from a place of self-love and acceptance. I will share this love and light I am with the world.