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February, 2012
February is a wonderful month to
practice loving yourself. Many of us had to learn this behavior, as
what came naturally was to internalize the shame from our abuse and turn
it into self-blame and self-condemnation. In recovery, we interrupt these
tendencies to self-harm, and instead learn to honor the incredible
strength and courage we have that helped us survive. We use that same
strength to begin to love ourselves.
This self love may take many forms.
You may want to just allow yourself to increase your self-care this month.
Get a massage, do yoga, practice meditation, take a hot bath with Epsom
salt. Or maybe you go get your nails done or your hair cut and styled.
Perhaps you could order yourself a dozen roses, have them delivered in a
vase with babies breath.
At the least, make it a month that you
replace all negative self-talk with rational positive statements about
yourself. You can even call yourself or text yourself with affirmations.
Make this a month of increasing your capacity to love others by first
practicing loving yourself.
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