T'is the month for self-love!!

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”

 Jean Shinoda Bolen

I felt that this was a good quote for this month of love, as we must remember to be kind to ourselves, and shower ourselves with love as we would a valentine !! Self-love and self compassion are so important as only when we love ourselves, truly love ourselves, can we really love another.  

and remember that YOU are ENOUGH! 

as is! full stop!! 

sending love, Virginia

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May this dress remind us of the importance of self-love & self-compassion 💙

Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. 

Gently accept your humanness. 

Deborah Day

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May this dress remind us to love ourselves ...

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Zoe Kravitz

Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is the daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. Kravitz made her acting debut in the 2007 film No Reservations.

Her breakthrough role came as Angel Salvadore in the 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, which was followed by roles in The Divergent Seriesand Mad Max: Fury Road. Since then, Kravitz has had supporting roles in such films as The Lego Batman Movie and the Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a role she reprised in its sequel, as well as starring roles in independent films, like Dope and Adam Green's Aladdin. Since 2017, Kravitz has also starred in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies.

Aside from acting, Kravitz was the face of Vera Wang's Princess fragrance in 2009, and has modeled for Venus Zine and Elle, among others. She also fronts the band Lolawolf, who released their debut album Calm Down in 2014. The band has also toured with Lily Allen and Miley Cyrus, among others.

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Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself.

When you love yourself, 

that's when you're most beautiful. 

Zoe Kravitz

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Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018), known professionally as Charlotte Rae, was an American character actress, comedian, and singer whose career spanned six decades.

Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life (in which she had the starring role from 1979–1986). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Lifetelevision movies: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982 and The Facts of Life Reunion in 2001. She voiced the character of "Nanny" in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. She also appeared as Gammy Hart in Girl Meets World.

In 2015, she returned to film in the feature film Ricki and the Flash, with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Rick Springfield. In November 2015, Rae released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss.

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All we have is today. Just live it. 

We don't know about tomorrow. 

So, enjoy the day. Love yourself, 

and spread love around. 

Charlotte Rae

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Today, remember the power of self love ...

No matter what you’re feeling, 

the only way to get a difficult feeling to go away is 

simply to love yourself for it. 

If you think you’re stupid, 

then love yourself for feeling that way. 

It’s a paradox, but it works. 

To heal, you must be the first one 

to shine the light of compassion...

Christiane Northrup

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Today, remember the importance of ‪#‎selflove‬!!!!

I've come to believe that caring for myself 

is not self-indulgent. 

Caring for myself is an act of survival.

Audre Lorde

So much is written about self love and self care.  It is so important,

for you, for those who depend on you, for those around you and

for the world in general. 

What the world needs is more people to love themselves. 

Rune Lazuli

so PLEASE practice self love!

love, mom

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day12: you are loved and love yourself ...

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. Brene Brown

be careful of how you talk to yourself, self criticism and negativity does not help you in anyway!!! it's not a good form of self motivation!!! It really just adds more stress and anxiety to the situation.  

Cultivate a practice of self-acceptance, self love and self compassion!! 

here is an exercise from Kristin Neff who has done extensive research on the concept of self compassion, self acceptance and self love!! This is a great exercise and when you have more time, check out her work, I think you will find it quite interesting!!!

Exercise 5: Changing your critical self-talk

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love, mom

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