Anne's Monthly Musings - January 2024

I just finished a chapter of my new book. This chapter was about self-love. Love and heart is a major focus for 2024, according to many in the spiritual world. And I think we need as much of it as we can get and share. Louise Hay talks a lot about self-love. In her book, You Can Heal Your Life, she has a fabulous exercise where you stand in front of the mirror and look yourself in the eyes and tell yourself “I love you”. It’s harder than you may think.

So, in that light, I want to share a personal story that happened to me. Several months ago, I was feeling pretty good about myself and thought I would take myself to the mall and do some shopping. As I walked by a store I had never been in before, one of the clerks was standing outside the store entrance and she stopped me. She asked me what I was doing about the wrinkles in my face. Well, for those that read Fabulous, you may remember that is a very touchy subject for me. I hesitated long enough for her to lead me into the store. She started applying her facial products and I thought, this might be a really good thing. By the time it was over, I had spent way too much on products I would not use and by the time I was on the other side of the mall, my face was covered in what I can only describe as chalk that was cracking. I went into the bathroom and was horrified to see this stuff had caked and cracked on my face! I went home feeling ugly and worthless.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I was back in the mall and heading out when I went by another store where the clerk was standing outside the store entrance. He asked me about my necklace and said he thought it was really beautiful. I smiled and thanked him. Then he asked me what I was doing about the puffiness under my eyes. I smiled and said, “What do you mean?” He said he had a product that could help me look better. I looked him straight in the eyes and said, “I don’t know what you mean. I’m gorgeous.” He was stunned for a minute and then he smiled a really big smile and nodded his head. As I walked away with my head held high and my swagger on, he called out, “And you are really cute, too.”

Now, did I whole-heartedly believe what I said about being gorgeous? Not really. But did I feel absolutely wonderful about saying it? You bet!  

A year ago, I could not stand in front of the mirror and say “I love you.” But now, I do it every day and I really do mean it.   

Love who you are right now and know that you are absolutely, one hundred percent perfect! Then, it just gets better from there.    

Love and Light,

Anne