February
is the month of love, but here on Motivate
Me! we’re looking at loving ourselves rather than joining the masses
who are celebrating with their one and only. If you do have a true love close
to hand, then feel free to engage in the
odd snuggle, a romantic meal, or a deep
and meaningful discussion about your relationship. Communication, interaction,
and respect are key elements to any successful partnership.
If,
however, you want to join me on a journey of self-discovery and take a deeper
look at how we can love ourselves first, then stick with me.
Last
week I shared my 5 Top Tips for Working on Self-Love, you can read that post
HERE. This week I wanted to discuss an area that might impact on our personal development,
and hold up our well-laid plans of loving
ourselves unconditionally.
That
issue is GUILT. Not in an ‘oh my god, I
slept with my husband’s brother!’ way, although if you did do that, then you might
want to skip off and sort that issue out!
The
guilt I’m talking about today includes all the mistakes or mundane nonsense we
beat ourselves up about. It could be that
we weren’t there when someone needed us, or you’ve shouted at the kids over
something trivial. For me, I feel guilty about
my overwhelming ironing pile (I know, it sounds ridiculous doesn’t it!). In
truth it makes me feel like I’m neglecting my family, failing as a mother and
adds to my ever present ‘I’m not good enough’ limiting belief, I mean,
seriously, who beats themselves up because of the ironing?
