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Self-Love Story Bloggers eBook is compilation of articles by 17 personal development bloggers on their journey into self-love and the lessons that they have learned. It comprises of 60 pages of heart-felt content. You can download your free copy by clicking here. If you are already a subscriber to my newsletter, you will already be receiving it in your inbox – you don’t have to opt-in again.
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21 Makeover Tips To Lift Your Energy

You are hoping for a makeover. You would like to change your vibes. Life has been quite a drag for some time. So it only makes sense that if you are hoping to have different results, you cannot keep doing the same things.

A true makeover goes beyond revamping your wardrobe. It is more than fixing a bad hair day. A true makeover is holistic, incorporating the mind-body-spirit. Your energy shifts as a result. It activates the Law of Attraction in your favor, where you are more likely to attract positive outcomes.
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The Practice of Self-Compassion

Practising self compassion may be something that you are not used to.

After all, you could be having h the habit of beating yourself up all your life. In your experience, you have found harsh criticisms extremely useful as a motivator for actions. It is how you have made yourself get out of bed every morning.

You may perceive self compassion as being indulgent. You would not dream of giving excuses for your wretched state. You see self-compassion as disempowering. Hence, taking a tough stance towards the self is important.
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Self Love Series: Installing Love on the Human Computer

A customer ran into some computer problems and called the help desk for assistance. Here was how the conversation went….

Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

(Picture of my daughter, Hui)

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
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Self Love Series: Love Yourself Teachings By Buddha

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

An important core teaching in Buddhism is self-love. Buddha teaches that you love the self before extending the love to others. In other words, before you are able to be a love luminary, you must have the capacity to embrace yourself fully. Today being Vesak Day, let’s celebrate Buddha’s teachings about love.

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Self Love Series: 101 Loving Yourself Quotes

Loving yourself quotes are sayings to inspire you for practising greater self-love.

From brilliant poets to inspirational writers and the great sages of all time, each had espoused one and the same: love within yourself leads you to love for all. Self-love is the secret to living fully. Through healthy self-love, you lay the foundation to creating your best life!

(Love who you are. Love yourself through self acceptance, forgiveness and esteem. My collage illustrates Loving Yourself Quote #62 below.)

The following are 101 loving yourself quotes. I have also classified the quotes according to the sub-categories of self-love, where possible. Pick one each day to contemplate over its meaning. Enjoy!
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Love Myself Poem by Charlie Chaplin

A beautiful self-love poem has apparently been written by Charlie Chaplin who composed it for his 70th birthday (April 16, 1959). Well, at least that is what a google search revealed. It is exceptional because there are not many poems written about loving the self and in my opinion, contains much wisdom.

Here’s how Chaplin’s “love myself poem” goes….

As I Began to Love Myself – Self Love Poem 

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering
are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
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How to Overcome 5 Negative Self Talk Patterns

As I have discovered, getting caught in a negative self talk pattern can be crippling. I found out how low my self-love was after becoming more aware of what I was saying to myself. It was shocking for me to realise that I was mostly in fear, shame and anger and how it had resulted in feelings of depression, exhaustion and depletion of energy.

(From My Art journal: Self Talk Painting)

Fortunately, once I created the awareness, I had been able to change my self-talk to a more positive one.
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Self Love Story: Lessons From the Heart

My self love story first arose from lessons in relationships.  The inability to experience love outside myself eventually led to a search from within. It’s going to take me courage to share more details about my life experiences. However, for some reason, the twinkling stars from beyond the cosmos seem aligned today. I have decided to proceed with publishing my self love story. So here goes…

(Taken from My Art Journal: Be the Author of A Compelling Self Love Story)

For a long time, I sought for love everywhere else other than from the inside. I had no awareness about what it meant to love myself back then. Brought up on a diet of fairy tales, I was seriously hoping to ride into the sunset with the One, happily married ever after. Obviously, my dreams never quite materialised in the way I was expecting them to.
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Self Love Series: Say Yes to Loving Yourself

True self love is a spiritual process. It involves a journey that takes you beyond the self. From conversations with others, I found out that most people have no clear understanding on what self love is about.

Self love is certainly not narcissism. And certainly, it cannot be addressed simply by undertaking self care acts alone. Sure, spending six hours in a spa, having a Reiki healing session done or pampering yourself with foot massages can help. Exercising and eating well is an act of loving your body. All these are nurturing actions that you can take for your inner home.
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