As women, we hear a lot about the need for self-care. I often encourage women to engage in “radical self-care” because, after all, it’s not selfish to take care of you!  And there’s no need to feel guilty.

We can all benefit from doing things that may feel a bit indulgent – like getting a massage or pedicure, taking a bath or a nap, enjoying a girls’ night out or a weekend away. 

It’s so important to do things that make us feel good, help us relax, and re-charge our batteries. Self-care can help us re-enter the world grounded and with a greater sense of purpose.

But is self-care the same as self-love?


No!  Self-love goes much deeper. It gets to the core of how we feel about ourselves.

Ask yourself this:

Do I love me? I mean REALLY love me?
Do I love who I am? Who I’m becoming? 
Do I love my life? Am I doing the things that bring me joy?
Do I know not only how to give love, but how to receive it? 
Am I aware that I’m worthy and deserving of love?


If you’re like me, you probably haven’t spent a lot of time figuring out if you really love yourself. We’re so focused on loving and caring for others that we may have never contemplated the thought of what it means to really love ourselves.


So I encourage you to begin thinking about this: What would it mean to know and love yourself better? What changes might that inspire in your life?

When we truly love ourselves, we want to go deeper. We want to ignite our passions. We want to listen to the yearnings of our heart and discover our destiny…our calling.

Achievement and success no longer do it for us. Our souls demand a deeper meaning and fulfillment.

Ultimately, we want to know what our souls came here to do. But how do we do that? How do we know?

Your Calling is Calling Out…Are You Listening?


I’m convinced now that we don’t have to look for our calling. Our calling is calling out to us. And has been our entire lives.

At the prompting of a spiritual advisor, I have been asking myself these questions, and I encourage you to do the same: 

  • Who am I?
  • What do I love?
  • How can I serve?
 

And I’m surprised to discover that the answers don’t come easily! So I started to think back to my childhood, which is something you can try too to get more insight into your calling: 

  • What activities did I love to do?
  • What did I most look forward to?
  • What did I love to play or make pretend with my friends?

 

There Is a Grand Plan for All of Us…

When I was little, we used to pretend we were moms, teachers, doctors and nurses, secretaries (shows my age), and actresses.

As an undergraduate student, I studied business. In grad school, it was finance, entrepreneurship, and management of non-profit organizations…all things I loved then and now.

So now as I look back, I realize that all those things I loved growing up have found their way into my life as an adult. 

I’m a “mom.” I “teach” women how to be effective in the social impact space and the need to “heal” their wounds so they can be more fully who they came here to be. I’m an “entrepreneur” and I “speak” on webinars and podcasts.

It’s as if there was a grand plan all along. As if my life has been calling me to this. Imagine that!

Life is loving you into the magnificent being you are and always have been. 

How does it feel to know you’re loved that much? 

Isn’t it time for a little self-love? Sending you big hugs!!

Be Bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!

Lis

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