Self love is another Jewel for Self Discovery. Love is a powerful energy that is within us and all around us. God is love and love is the only reality.

"Love, love, love thyself." Channeled by Maureen

Self love is essential for us to live as the spirit beings that we are, having a human experience. So many of us focus on seeking love from outside of ourselves through our relationships with parents, friends, intimate partners and children. We all want to love and be loved.

When we by-pass self love and search for love from others first, we hinder our growth and development as spiritual beings. The place to begin first and foremost on our spiritual journey is with self love.

Love and Accept Yourself

Love and accept yourself just as you are. Self love begins with embracing yourself more fully, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Love and accept yourself and all aspects of you without judgement. When you accept yourself completely you honor your body, honor your mind, honor your emotions and honor your spirit.

We are all flawed as humans. When you can see the positive and negative parts of yourself you can love and accept yourself more completely. The natural result then is to love and accept others more easily, just as they are without conditions. This then translates into more awareness of our Divine nature, our connection to each other, all of nature and Mother Earth for we are all one.

Affirmation

Write the affirmation "I love myself" slowly on a piece of paper, line by line. As you write stay focused on each word and it's true meaning like a meditation.

Pay attention to how you feel as you write these words of your affirmation during this self love healing process. When feelings of pain, doubt, resistance or limiting beliefs come up simply turn the page over and jot them down.

For example you may feel "I don't deserve love because I am not good enough." Jot the feeling down and do not give it anymore energy. Go back to the front side of the page and continue to write the affirmation "I love myself."

As more fear or limiting thoughts rise up from inside, continue to turn the paper over and write them down. This simple process is powerful because you are feeding your subconscious mind a positive statement of truth or affirmation of self love.

You also get to see your unconscious blocks to self love. By seeing your inner blocks you are shedding light on them, allowing a healing to occur in the presence of your own self love. Love is the healer, the purifier. Love brings up everything unlike itself especially when you use the "I love myself" affirmation as another jewel for self discovery.

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve love and affection." Buddha

What we focus on we create more of and it expands. We create through our thoughts. Know that "you... deserve love and affection."

So as we continue to heal ourselves from within through self love, we then attract more loving relationships. No need to seek after love for we become magnets of love, naturally. Trust that truth and be open to receiving a loving relationship into your life.

Have gratitude for all the love and affection that you already have. You lack nothing as you are a divine being of love and light. Thoughts of lack are an illusion. Love is the only reality. Truly "you...deserve love and affection." And so it is.

Your essence is love

Your essence is love. God is love. You being a child of God means that you are love made manifest in flesh. Receive your birthright of love and affection.

You are here to live love unconditionally in every moment as your essence is love itself. This is quite a challenge as we are human as well as divine. Our spirit is willing and the flesh is often weak.

Self love bridges our humanity with our divinity. When we love ourselves we are loving Spirit and all of our brothers and sisters in the universe. The pathway to being your true essence and living it is self love.

Read my related article:

Affirmations

Honor Your Body

Honor Your Mind

Namaste

Love & Blessings,

Maureen

I encourage all of my clients to:

Live your true potential
Feel your own wholeness
Experience inner peace and joy
Express your creativity
Be who you really are- perfectly human and perfectly divine

Author's Bio: 

Maureen Brennan Mercier has been a Metaphysician for over 27 years and has helped many people in all areas of their lives. While taking a meditation class in the summer of 1983, Maureen discovered her gift of channeling and began her spiritual journey.

Maureen's new found connection with her higher power helped her through the tragic death of her husband only weeks later.

Raising two children alone and overcoming other challenges throughout her life has given Maureen more strength, compassion and emotional intelligence. Her love of people and her great passion for life continually inspire her work.

Meditation Classes

Maureen teaches meditation classes using simple guided imagery and channels spiritual guidance for the group, which is uplifting. Each person is able to ask a personal question at the end of the meditation and receive specific spiritual guidance for their life journey. The energy during the meditation is very loving, compassionate and nurturing which is healing in itself.

Intuitive Readings & Spiritual Guidance

Intuitive Readings are based on the client's questions about relationships, career issues, emotional issues, health issues, attitudes and beliefs, loved ones who have passed on and more. Maureen goes into a meditative state where she accesses specific guidance in answer to the questions being asked. The channeled information she receives during and intuitive reading is spiritual, yet very practical. After a reading with Maureen, individuals feel more relaxed, reassured and more positive about their lives.

Reiki Training & Reiki Healing

In September 1992 Maureen received her first degree Reiki training. After years of practicing Reiki healing in small groups, workshops, centers, and retreats throughout the United States, Maureen received her second degree Reiki and Reiki Master Degree in August 1999.

Gratitude

Maureen is extremely grateful for the gifts of healing she has received over the years and is committed to being a channel of LOVE, GUIDANCE and HEALING. Her life's work is about assisting individuals with their healing, spiritual growth and the remembrance of who they truly are - DIVINE.