Self-Love Flip Cart

The path toward awakening always concerns aligning with the energy of Love. All love. Just love. Often, we think of this practice as being directed outward and toward something or someone else rather than toward ourselves. I realize that buzz about self-love can appear trite these days, so simplistic and self-centered.

Self-love and compassion is the gateway to Universal love in my experience. Riddled with self-recrimination and guilt over past mistakes, wounds, and trials, I realized I was imprisoned by them. They halted love. So, I invented a practice of healing which has turned my inner burdens of self-hate into acceptance and nurturance. It’s called my “Self-Love Flip Chart”.

Here is how it works…I printed out pictures of myself at various times in my life, during key moments, beginnings of things that ended, moments of grief and hope. Only me in the pics. At all ages and the really bad pics I would never post on social media. Then I placed them in one of those desk top photo flip charts. And put the flip chart on my desk.

Each morning I randomly flip the chart to a pic, and I say a little prayer for that younger version of me, that sweet one who did the best with what she knew at the time. And I pledge to take care of her today. To give her love and compassion and care. To give her what she may not have gotten at the time of the picture. You get it…

This has transformed my self view entirely. The guilt has turned to compassion. Now I can get busy having compassion for others, rather than judge them. My heart has opened.

I hope some of you might give the “Self-Love Flip Chart” a try! Sending lots of Love your way!