Remember to love yourself first

Valentines day is just round the corner, millions of couple's around the world are looking forward to this special day to express their love for one another, to surprise their significant other with roses and chocolates, but what significance does this day truly have if one does not love them self first.

Yes being loved by another can give you a wonderful feeling, but until you love yourself completely you will always feel empty and incomplete. Before even thinking of celebrating the love of your relationship with someone (whether it be your partner or your best friend) you must celebrate the relationship you share with yourself, it is the most personal relationship you will ever have, and it is this relationship that requires the most nourishment and nurturing (on a day-by-day bases).

Loving yourself can start by loving and respecting the body you live in.

It is so important to take care of the body you have, because as you know you have only been given one in this life time. Drinking plenty of water the moment you wake up is a simple step you can take to nourish your body and pamper yourself. When you drink water you are rewarding yourself with energy for the day, you are telling your body how much love you have for it and how thankful you are for all the hard work your body does each moment of the day just so you can simply live.

Aside from drinking water there is so many other things your can do daily to love yourself; eat healthy, but also indulge in junk food once in a while; why deprive yourself from delicious goodness.
I know eating healthy can sometimes be hard for the mind to comprehend, but it is all down to changing your mindset. Think if I eat healthy I am showing my body how much I appreciate it, I am doing myself a favor, each bite I take of this salad is another dose of love I am giving to myself. Over time this kind of mindset will actually excite you to eat healthy.

It is all about keeping a well balanced eating style.

Eating choices aside, regular exercise is a must! Exercising the body does not only keep you fit and lean, but also keeps the mind healthy. I always find a good session at the gym will remove stress from my mind and uplift my spirits.

Healthy mind, healthy body.

I never used to value myself or even love myself as I should have, but over the past few years I learn't a valuable lesson, that it is so important to love who I am. I started reading more, doing exercise more often, spoiling myself with honey oat facials and painting my nails to bring a bit of color into my day. It is all the little things you can do that make a huge difference in how you feel and think of yourself.

Think of it as magic being created inside of you each time you pamper yourself with goodness, magic which will create more goodness in other areas of your life.

Remember to love yourself first before you can love another.

You are number one priority always.


Action for the day:

Today write up a to-do list of what you will do to show yourself how much you love YOU!

Here is my list:
1) Meditate
2) Have a berry/banana green smoothie
3) Have a workout at the gym
4) Read my Audrey Hepburn book
5) Go for a relaxing drive
6) Drink plenty of water
7) Watch the latest episode of Heart of Dixie
8) Prepare my lunch for work tomorrow (Fill it with protein and vegetables)

Lets do this!

My first blog post.

I am not entirely sure where to start, I have so much to blog about, but I will simply start with a bit about myself, what interests I have and what I believe in as a whole. I am a girl in my mid-twenties, I have thought about blogging for quite some time, and I had decided to add it to my bucket list. Well here I am, can tick that off my list! Yes!!!

Now a bit about myself, I am from New Zealand, a country known for it's clean and green image and no we do not all have sheep in our backyards, however where I live we do have cows and horses ten minutes walk from my place. Speaking of horses, I wish to have a horse one day, another dream to fulfill on my bucket list, and I have no doubt in my mind that I will be able to make it happen, I have learnt that I can not rely on others to make my dreams come true, but if I leave it solely up to myself I can achieve anything I put my mind to (provided I take the actions to make it happen).

In the past few years I have gone through a lot of self discovery, I have changed as a person but also built on and strengthened the person I already was on the inside. I began to really cherish and love who I am, and stop being so hard on myself for things that are out of my control. I have found a new love for life, for experiences, for all the journeys I have taken and will take.

Life has become magical and I feel and see miracles almost every day.

I have gone from a constant negative mindset to a mind that can even see the positives in the negatives. When I feel sad, I let myself feel the sorrow and I know it will pass and light will be around the corner, but I stay productive and do something to help me get back on track again, like go to the gym or go to a one-on-one training with my martial arts instructor; punching and kicking always is a good stress relief or way to make me feel empowered.

I appreciate every little thing I have, even the ability to write this post right now. I feel so excited to be writing this right now, this is a miracle for today, because I just randomly decided to start this blog twenty minutes ago; random unexpected moments are always the best!

A few more things about me....

I have become spiritual over the past year, and I love this new path I have chosen to go down. I have been practicing meditation for roughly eight months now, it has taken some getting used to, sitting still for ten minutes at a time can be hard at first, but over time I got used to it and actually found it calming for the mind. My mind is mostly blank these days, which I really like. I am still able to hold conversations and make the best decisions for myself without really having to juggle the thoughts in my mind first, I just seem to know what to say and do and I am grateful for that. I used to think meditation was lame, well not lame, but something I would never consider doing, just like many other things. Now look at me, doing all these things to help me evolve as human and a soul.

I am getting into yoga slowly, I still struggle as it does get painful for the wrists, downward dog is a mission, but I do enjoy the experience and knowing how good it is for this body that I hold.

Well basically as a whole, I am a very open minded person, who wishes to be a change for this world (note I did not say that I wish to change the world) and help this world change simply by changing myself, well not changing myself per say, evolving myself into the very best I can be.  My existence is for love and I wish to continue to experience everything I possibly can and travel and journey through this life.

I give great value to everyone in my life and value even those who have left my life and harmed me because my life would not be what it is now if it was not for all that I have been through up to now.

Life is an amazing journey, and I am so excited to feel, see and experience all that is to come!

I hope this was a good blog, but was a start. Not sure what I will blog about next, but as I like to be open minded my next post could be about anything really! I wish to keep my identity private for now.

Ciao until next time! :)  (No I am not Italian lol)