1. I AM Love
2. I am loving. I am loveable. I am loved.
3. I am the love of my life. I treat myself well, I listen to myself, I respect myself, I call myself on my stuff. When I love myself, it shows and sets the standard as to what I’m willing to accept from others.
4. When you know your own worth, when you know that you are lovable, you free yourself to truly accept love.
5. Self-care is MANDATORY. Deeper than hair appointments, manis & pedis, massages, girls’ (or guys’) night out…I’m talking soul-deep-spirit-wide-taking-care-of-me-mind-body-soul-prayer-meditation-journaling-communing-with-nature-quality-time-with-YO’SELF-quality-time-with-family/friends-regular- engagement-in-creative-activities-kind-of-self-care.
6. We need each other.
7. We are all we have. We must treat each other better.
8. There is no cavalry coming to rescue you. You must do the work required to save yourself.
9. Your thoughts are more powerful than you know.
10. What you give out comes back to you.
11. We are blessed…even when we find it hard to see
12. I am destined for more
13. I am beautiful…inside and out
14. I am at times my biggest cheerleader, my own best friend and alternately my biggest obstacle, my worst enemy
15. Peace of mind is priceless
16. I am worth the risks, worth the efforts, worth the time and energy involved in getting to really know me and to love me
17. Trouble don’t last always. This too shall pass
18. I am neither defined nor confined by my history
19. The best antidote for fear is ACTION.
20. The lies you tell to yourself about yourself are the worst lies possible because those are the lies you begin to live
21. Everything ain’t for everybody.
22. Not everyone is going to like you and that’s ok – they don’t need to.
23. We hide our true selves behind a lot of different things…jobs, houses, clothes, make-up, weight, degrees, awards, etc.
24. GRATITUDE is key in this world. Be thankful. In all things
25. Silence speaks if we would simply slow down long enough to hear it.
26. Silence is restorative.
27. It is imperative that you know yourself, trust yourself…love yourself.
28. There is an amazing amount of truth, beauty, strength, and freedom is being your authentic self. It is THE most empowering thing you can gift yourself with.
29. The truth always comes to light.
30. There is power and freedom in saying ‘No’ when you want to or need to. You don’t owe anyone an apology or explanation either.
31. One of THE most beautiful sounds in the world is that of a child genuinely laughing.
32. We need to tell the people in our lives that matter to us just how much we love and appreciate them. Regularly.
33. “Courageous Conversations” can be difficult for all involved but putting them off doesn’t make them any easier.
34. People who love you and what you to always be at your best WILL tell you about yourself and do so from a place of love and concern. (THEN they’re take you out to dinner & drinks)
35. Personal evolution, personal growth isn’t always easy or pretty but it is always, ALWAYS worth it.
36. There is a thin line between an excuse and an explanation.
37. You alone are responsible for defining success for yourself and establishing your own internal measurement system.
38. We need to share our lives more often with others – tell your story…the good, the bad, and the ugly. You never know how it might help and encourage another.
39. What God has for me, it is for me. Period.
40. People can’t “steal” your joy however, YOU can transfer ownership.
41. Every day we’re granted a chance to be BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
42. My competition is the person I was yesterday.
43. Growing yourself requires learning…and unlearning
44. Talking other people down is a piss poor way to prop yourself up.
45. “I don’t know” is a lie that I tell myself (and others) when I’m afraid to admit what I DO know or what I truly desire to them or to myself. It is a buffer against rejection, feelings of not being “enough”/worthy (separate blog post coming soon on this topic)
46. I can only be at my best for others when I am at my best for myself. Taking time to rest, to renew, to refresh is mandatory.
47. If you are not sure of your worth, the world will always undervalue you. Stop selling yourself short.
48. My truth doesn’t have to match YOUR truth in order to BE true.
49. You don’t have to live up to (or down to) anyone’s expectations other than your own.
50. Be mindful of the labels you wear…literally…and figuratively…
51. Because they try to put you in a box doesn’t mean you have to fit into it…or stay in it. Free yourself!
52. A positive mind is a powerful mind. SHIFT your thoughts toward what’s positive.
53. Don’t focus so much on the destination that you lose sight of the journey itself. That is where the growth occurs – the journey.
54. YOUR path is just that – YOUR path. Walk it at your pace.
55. There is something magical about gratitude.
56. Success isn’t my goal – PURPOSE is.
57. I have been blessed with the greatest family and friends imaginable and am so grateful that they share themselves with me without hesitation.
58. The fact that you can take a punch (literally or figuratively) doesn’t mean you should stand in front of a fist.
59. Fear will cripple you if you let it. Give it an inch, it’ll take your life – mind, body, soul.
60. You alone are responsible for defining yourself, for creating the script of your life. Don’t give that power over to minor characters.
61. I AM my own action hero.
62. It is possible to love the life I live AND to live the life I love.
63. I am blessed beyond measure.

No, I’m not “Oprah” nor am I biting her style. I do know a few things of my own. LOL

Actually, this post was borne out of a conversation I had last week with a girlfriend who was so rattled, she was questioning almost everything she knew to be true.

The challenge is to be sure of what you know while remaining open and willing to UNLEARN it as life and experience deem necessary.

So tell me….what do YOU know for sure?