Summer Self-love: Be Your Own Bestie - Positive Self-talk

Happy July! 💖

Midway through summer and I'm FEELING this Self-care & Self-love summer, not sure about you, but I need to stay focused on my self-care & self-love practices & routines all year round, and find that needs & intentions change with the seasons.

So for the month of July I'm focusing on my self-love specifically my inner dialog, and my inner bestie and encourage you to do the same.

Let's be our own inner bestie, and practice more positive self-talk this summer 💖

Make this summer all about YOU: we kicked it off last month with Summer Self-care ☀️ mind body & soul if you missed last months blog heres the link: https://www.4logansrun.com/single-post/summer-self-care-mind-body-soul-inspo-tips-ideas

...so this month let's continue the self-care with some Summer Self-love specifically that inner voice.

Is your inner voice a bully or a bestie?

For a long time mine was a horrible bully, seeking perfection all the time, and constantly judging everything!

In my late teens I came across a book by Louise Hay, "I Love My Body: A 30-day Affirmation Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful Body" and it kicked off my spiritual/personal growth journey.

AFFIRMATIONS FOR LOVING THE BODY:

I LOVE MY BODY ~ By Louise Hay

MY BODY LOVES TO BE HEALTHY.

MY HEART IS THE CENTER OF LOVE.

MY BLOOD HAS LIFE AND VITALITY.

EVERY CELL IN MY BODY IS LOVED.

ALL OF MY ORGANS WORK PERFECTLY.

I SEE WITH LOVE.

I HEAR WITH COMPASSION.

I MOVE EASILY AND COMFORTABLY.

MY FEET DANCE THROUGH LIFE.

I BLESS MY FOOD WITH LOVE.

WATER IS MY FAVORITE BEVERAGE.

I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

I AM HEALTHIER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN.

I APPRECIATE MY GLORIOUS BODY.

I AM HEALTHY, HEALED, AND WHOLE.

One of the first steps/practices I took was to work on my inner dialog, first becoming aware of it, then replacing or rewriting new things to say to myself.

I created an affirmation card filled with my personal affirmations that I needed at that time, I'd also write my affirmations out and leave them in specific spots so that I could see them frequently, I would keep my affirmation card in my purse and took it with me everywhere I went, I'd pull it out whenever I needed to reinforce positive self-talk and embrace my inner bestie.

Here's one of my original affirmation cards, used with loving intentions, tattered and torn, I had to keep it, to remind me just how far I've come.

It took a minute, well tbh, it took several years of daily practice to rewire my inner bully to an inner bestie. So don't give up, keep going, and one day like me, you'll wake up and realize that your inner bully is quiet, and that your inner bestie has totally moved in!

Here's 11 of my favorite Self-love Affirmations for you to practice (you can edit them or create your own as well) read them every day for the entire month of July and see for yourself the beauty of creating an inner bestie to support you along the way rather than an inner bully that's only in your way ✨️

✨️ I release negative self-talk

✨️ I choose to stop apologizing for being me

✨️ I love the person I am becoming

✨️ I believe in myself and my abilities

✨️ I deserve all good things

✨️ I am powerful

✨️ I accept myself unconditionally

✨️ I acknowledge my own self-worth

✨️ I am radiant

✨️ I am enough

✨️ I am deserving of my own love

Talk to yourself the way you'd talk to someone you love.

Shush your inner bully.

Be your own bestie.

~ Karen Salmansohn

Let yourself be seen.

Love with your whole heart. Practice gratitude. Lean into joy. Believe you are enough.

~ Brené Brown

✨️Embrace vulnerability, & let yourself be seen

✨️Allow yourself to love with your whole heart

✨️Practice gratitude daily - gratitude changes everything

✨️Lean into joy, do things that you love that fill you up & bring you joy

✨️Believe you are enough - because YOU ARE ENOUGH

Work to unlearn the belief that you are not enough !

You deserve JOY GOODNESS & SAFETY just as much as everyone else !

🫶You ARE enough

🫶You ARE worthy

You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked.

Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

~ Louise Hay

Stop bullying and criticizing yourself. Instead, choose to show up and nurture every part of you that needs love, healing, and support.

Start with your inner voice/dialog and practice positive self-talk.

Love yourself, imperfections, mistakes, failures, and all.

Approve of yourself

Be your own muse

Be your own inner bestie

How to be your own best friend:

✨️treat yourself as you would treat

a person you love or highly appreciate

✨️always love yourself - no matter what

✨️be kind to yourself when you feel self-critical

✨️respect your limits, and be patient with yourself

✨️hold your own hand in stressful times

✨️appreciate the small steps towards

reaching your goals

✨️say positive and affirming things to yourself

You are BRAVER than you believe

STRONGER than you seem

Smarter than you think and most importantly you are LOVED more than you know

Self-love MANTRAS ✨️💖✨️

1. I CHOOSE to stop apologizing for being me.

2. I deserve all that is GOOD

3. I RADIATE confidence, self-respect, and inner harmony

4. My VOICE is valuable and my opinion matters.

5. I love my BODY and all it does for me.

6.I choose to be GRATEFUL for all that I have.

7. I CONSCIOUSLY release the past and live only in the present.

8. I ATTRACT wonderful people into my life.

9. I am CREATING a beautiful life.

10. I am WORTHY of love and attention.

~ @themantraco

All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good.

Out of this situation, only good will come.

I am safe.

~ LOUISE HAY

Here's 9 Louise Hay Affirmations just for YOU✨️

✨️Life loves me!

✨️I have compassion for all.

✨️I am beautiful, and everybody loves me.

✨️My income is constantly increasing.

✨️I trust the process of life.

✨️I claim my power.

✨️I am open to new and wonderful challenges.

✨️I give my body what it needs.

✨️I am good enough.

T 🫶 Recovering Perfectionist

Self-care Advocate 💕 Self-love Warrior

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