So I’ve actually been thinking of a challenge for this month and I’ve started the challenge but haven’t had a chance to post it on here yet. So please forgive the tardiness of this as October is already flying by! Ahh!! Crazy.

This month, my daily deed is kind of a two fold thing. I am doing a conscious act of self care every day along with telling myself three positive affirmations in the mirror every day.

This month for me is going to be about learning to have self compassion, self love and about remembering that in order to really connect and love others, I must first learn to love myself. I’m not sure if that is scientifically proven, but I’ve heard it before and it sounds and feels true to me. Christ even said, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Mark 12:31). Which to me seems to be saying that we must also love ourselves if we want to really love others. When we work towards really believing that we are worthy of that love…perhaps we can start to see others that way as well. I like to see it as loving from the inside out.

My positive affirmations may change from day to day, but these are a few that I am most likely going to use:

• I am worthy of love and belonging
• I am a daughter of God with infinite worth and value
• God knows me perfectly and loves me infinitely
• I love and nurture myself every day
•  As I love myself, I am more able to give and receive love
• Everything is working together for my good

I’m looking forward to experimenting with this. I’m going to pay attention to how it affects me and how I feel. I wonder if this daily deed will change anything within me or around me. I’ll write about my experiences in the days to come. Please feel free to join along!

Xo,

Bianca