I woke up feeling heavy... off... tender in a way that made me want to either push through or literally shut down. Is it the weather?

The old patterns whispered: "Just get to work. Power through. You'll feel better." But something in me - the part that I'm still learning to listen to - asked for something different.

• I moved my body (needed to feel that).
• I lit sage around my office space, even though it is still filled with the clutter I have been meaning to clear. 
• I meditated (so grounding)
• I cried (so cleansing)
• I lit a candle
• I played soft music

Now, I am choosing one priority instead of all the things wanting my attention. I loved myself forward this morning - not by doing more, but by doing it differently.

This is LYFE...

Loving yourself forward isn't about prefect days or perfect moods. It's about noticing when your soul whispers "stay with me". And choosing - just for this moment - to stay. Even in the heaviness. Even in the messy. Even in the small, sacred ways that no one else sees. 

I'm proud of this practice. I'm proud of this morning. And if you're walking through a tender time too, know this - you don't have to conquer it. You just have to keep loving yourself through it.

What does your soul whisper when you're feeling heavy?

How might you stay and listen or what small, sacred act of love could you offer yourself today?

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