Love: The Sweetest Ingredient

One of my clients, who I will refer to as Maggie, went through a period last year where she felt completely drained, totally stressed out and extremely overwhelmed. “I don’t know what to do!”, she exclaimed to me during one of our sessions. “I feel like I’ve hit a brick wall.”

I encouraged Maggie to remember the importance of self-care. We live in a hectic, fast-paced society. There’s always something going on, whether it be working, social activities or taking care of our families. In the midst of our busy lives, we tend to overlook how crucial it is to care for ourselves, too.

Think of self-care like a yummy recipe. It requires several key ingredients in order to turn out just right. These include the right amount of sleep for us, healthy foods, exercise, time spent around supporting people, and plenty of inspiration in our lives. But there’s one ingredient that really makes this recipe truly magnificent.

The sweetest ingredient in the self-care recipe is self-love. If we don’t love ourselves, we aren’t going to bother to care for ourselves in the first place because we don’t feel worthy of doing so. Just as God cherishes each of us, we must also learn to cherish ourselves and give ourselves the best possible tender loving care. Being busy people, this is not always easy to achieve. Here are a few tips to help you to give yourself the love and attention you truly deserve.

• Don’t beat yourself up! Ah yes, the blame shame game! We’ve all done it. “Gosh, am I ever stupid.” “If I had only done this differently.” Or, my personal favorite, “But I’m not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough”, etc. What are you achieving by beating yourself up over past events? You’re simply making yourself feel worse, and that will only decrease your motivation. Why not try forgiving yourself instead? Say to yourself, “Tomorrow is another day, and I can learn to do things in a way that I can appreciate and in a way that makes me feel better about myself and my situation.” Look into a mirror and remind yourself that you are a beloved child of God. Tell yourself, “I have the courage to make positive changes in my life.” Find the support you need to help you to shift your attitude from negativity to empowerment and contentment.
• Next, treat yourself! Engage in an activity you enjoy, at least once a week. This doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money. You could take a stroll through nature’s splendor, cuddle up with a good book, or volunteer for an organization you appreciate. As long as it brings a smile to your face and a song to your heart, that’s what’s important.
• Finally, reach out! The power of friendship to bolster our confidence and remind us how wonderful we truly are is huge! Have you ever had someone say to you that you made their day or that you made them happy in some way? How did that make you feel? Did it make you feel better about yourself and your importance in the world? That’s part of the wonderful power of friendship. When we discover how much other people love us, it helps us to love ourselves more, in the process.

In closing, let me share a great website link with you. It’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. This site is called the Automatic Flatterer. Get ready to smile!Click here!If you’d like some extra help in learning to love yourself more, I’d be honored to witness and explore with you as your coach.Together, we can find tools and techniques to help you recognize just how lovable, beautiful and incredible you truly are.

I wish you all the love in the world.

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Lots of Love,
Kim, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

Hi Everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I wrote the following poem as a symbol of my love and gratitude for each and every one of you, my readers. I am so honored and grateful to be journeying with you and for your presence in my life. I send you my heart-felt thanks, and lots of love, today and every day.

A Valentine's Wish

May your heart beat wildly with happiness,
May your arms always have someone to hold,
May your voice ring out with rich laughter,
May your face hurt from smiling.

May your days overflow with bliss,
May prosperity and success enrich your life,
May your eyes be bright with joy,
May your thoughts be calm and serene.

May your spirit know the assurance that God loves you,
and that you are ever so beautiful, worthy, wonderful.

May you open to receive love,
Blessings,
Fulfillment,
Endless, glorious, fabulous possibilities.

May you remember your Divinity,
May you reach for your dreams,
May you touch all whom you meet with love.

Today and every day,
May you recognize how amazing,
astounding,
outstanding you truly are.
May you extend your hand and grasp your true potential,
And use it to empower yourself and others.
Through your example,
You can assist the world to shine more brightly.

Blessings to you, my beloved Valentine's, today, and every day!

Lots of Love,
Kim, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

A Profound Gift of Love, for Valentine's Day or Any Day!

Dearest Friend,

Are you searching for something profound for Valentine’s Day?

What if this gift could result in more trust with your beloved?

Suppose this gift could help you share a deeper intimacy?

Now imagine this gift could guide you into a state of Divine Love?

And you don’t have to be in a relationship to benefit.

This gift is designed to work for ALL relationships!

Give this gift to yourself!
Do you wish to bring more angelic love into all aspects of your life? This will help you in profound ways!

Your guides are here to take your love relationships to a more deeply satisfying level! Who better to take you on this exploration of Divine Love than Angels?

My dear friend Rev. Dr. Kimberly Marooney is a gifted mystic and pioneer in the fields of angelology and spiritual transformation. She is known as “The Elevator to God.” For a year, everyone who came to Kimberly for workshops and spiritual counseling was seeking deeper, more satisfying love relationships. A new group of angels emerged during these sessions to guide Kimberly and the people into profound experiences of healing and ecstatic heights of eternal love.

Angel Love Cards of Divine Devotion, Faith and Grace is the culmination of this work. The 40 angel cards and 160-page guide book, teach you how to connect with your love angels to experience true love and profound healing.

Kimberly is offering an Angel Love Valentine Special to get this important love tool into your hands and heart.

Click here to get all the details!
http://angellovecards.com

To help spread Kimberly’s message of love, I have joined with a number of other spiritual luminaries to provide a treasure trove of tantalizing treats.

I highly encourage you to give this incredible love gift to yourself or someone you love! You'll be so glad you did!

Joyfully,
Kim Loftis, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

P.S. Please share this special offer with your friends, too! Simply send them to my blog and this post. They'll thank you!

A Little Comfort

Hi Everyone,

I want to dedicate this post to Arlene, who sent me a beautiful email a couple weeks ago introducing herself to me, and a second email yesterday describing her loneliness. Thank you, dearest Arlene, for inspiring this post.

We all experience feelings of loneliness at times, sometimes mild, sometimes very intense. Sometimes it's very hard to shake when these feelings appear. Today, I'd like to share a few tips that I use to heal loneliness. I sincerely hope they help you, as well.

1. Create and / or cultivate fulfilling relationships. This is a key practice in combatting sadness and loneliness. Get out and meet people who have similar interests. You might consider doing this by attending a church, spiritual center, gardening club, support group or community center of some kind. What activities do you enjoy? Think about what really makes you happy when you're fully engaged in doing it. Pick a few of these, and look for places where you can meet and get to know others who also enjoy this or similar activities or lifestyles. If getting out is difficult for you for whatever reason, the internet is another way to make new friends from across the world. Start with Google groups, Yahoo! groups, and MSN groups to browse for communities of interest to you.
2. Pets! We aren't all animal lovers, but if you are, a pet could be a terrific medicine to help heal your lonely heart. If we show love to our animals, they will love us with passion and total joy. They don't judge us, they never condemn us, and they can almost always make us smile!
3. Music! Finally, music is one of my favorite ways to deal with feelings of loss, fear or loneliness. Music soothes the soul, opens the heart and can totally transform our entire outlook on life. It brings joy, hope and comfort.

Here's an example of music healing the heart. This is my absolute favorite song to play when I'm sad or lonely. It's called, "This is to Mother You", and is written and performed by Irish singer, Sinead O'Connor. This is a video of Sinead performing this song live in Rome. Please right click on the following link, and choose "open in a new window" from the options that appear.

Sinead O'Connor, "This is to Mother You", Live in Rome

The Lyrics:

This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you

This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didn't do
Which is to mother you

All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the wrong things you have done
I will take from you when I come

All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss, yes
I will give you tenderness

For child I am so glad I've found you
Although my arms have always been around you
Sweet bird although you did not see me
I saw you

And I'm here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you

May you find the comfort, joy and love you so richly deserve. God bless, and I love you all!

Kim, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

Passionate Woman, Are You Ready to Begin The Journey?

Dear Passionate Woman,

I hope you're enjoying a wonderful week.

I have something very important I'd like to ask you. Really listen to your heart, and think about the following questions. Okay?

Are you ready to:

• Discover deep and lasting spiritual fulfillment in your life?
• Attain a closer walk with God, in whatever way you choose to view this higher power?
• Incorporate your spirituality into all areas of your life, bringing deeper happiness and more abundant joy?
• Find and fully embrace your true inner beauty?
• Find peace and harmony?
• Reduce your stress, conquer your fears and learn to shine as the beautiful, gifted individual that you truly are?

Are you ready to live your dreams, transform your life and teach your heart to sing?

Did you answer "yes" to any or all of these questions? If so, and if you are truly ready to commit to your own personal and spiritual growth, and would love to have a supportive partner who is 100% committed to your success, then I have a very special opportunity to offer you.

I currently have openings to welcome passionate new clients into my coaching practice. It is my passion and purpose to partner with committed women to assist them in gaining the spiritual fulfillment, harmony and joy they so richly deserve. If you would like to reach for your dreams, discover your gifts and let your beautiful spirit sparkle, all while having a partner to journey beside you all the way, I'd love to offer you a no obligation, complementary coaching session. I'd be honored to witness and explore with you as you embark on this incredible journey of growth and self-discovery. Will you choose to take this important step? Will you give yourself this gift?

Please email me at:
Kim@KimLoftis.com
to begin your journey. I only work with a small number of clients at any given time, so that each wonderful woman can have the attention from me that she deserves. Will you be one of these women?

I look forward to hearing from you, and I send you my love.

Blessings
Kim, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

Want to Know a Secret?

Hi All,

My intention was to share this yesterday, but I never found the time... sorry! Don't worry though... it's worth the wait!

Do you want to know a secret? It's a secret that really shouldn't be so secret, so I encourage you to share it with your loved ones!

Would you like to know what amazing ingredient will:

• Increase your happiness?
• Bring you greater motivation?
• Skyrocket your self-confidence?
• Attract more prosperity?
• Help you in rediscovering the amazing person that you are?

Are you curious yet?

The secret is...

GRATITUDE!

That's right. The more grateful we are for those wonderful people, circumstances and material things that we already have in our lives, the greater our happiness, peace, and prosperity becomes! By that same token, the more grateful we are for our own gifts, skills, and all those things that we do well already, the better we'll come to feel about ourselves, *and*, the more determined we'll become to do our very best in all areas of our lives!

Don't believe me? Try it!

Create a list of all that you're grateful for, right now, in this very moment. See if you can think of a hundred things to be grateful for. You'll be surprised how fun and joyful this exercise is, and how much lighter, happier and more energetic you'll feel when you finish!

Leave me a comment and share with me how this helps you! Make it a daily ritual, and your life will improve in incredible ways!

More on "self-gratitude" later this week.

I'm grateful for you!

In Love and Appreciation,
Kim, the Spiritual Fulfillment Coach

What Will You Discover

Good Morning,

 

 

Did you know that one of the most insidious obstacles to attracting your desires is something most of us don't give much thought to? I know I hadn't really
thought of it before...

 

 

Give this some thought because when discovered and aligned in your choices, the entire Universe just seems to line up on your behalf.

 

My friend and colleague Anita Pathik Law says one of the most critical pieces to leveraging the Law of Attraction is to truly identify and give language
to your purpose.

 

Yes, Purpose...soul level - the reason you incarnated on the planet - PURPOSE.

 

She says that when we focus on desires that are not aligned with our unique purpose in the world that we often experience a lack of flow. This includes
not manifesting a specific desire and receiving undesired manifestations in our lives.

 

And, when honest, as she reminds us, you really don't want the Universe to supply you with something that is not in your highest good, in particular when
it is out of alignment with your purpose; do you?

 

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Anita is known for manifesting some pretty wild things, including a surprise, tax free check for $50,000, and she attributes most of it to aligning with
her purpose.

 

But, it wasn't until she aligned with her Purpose that things really began to flow.

 

Purpose gives you a foundation from which all else comes from. It brings meaning, focus and clarity and often shifts our perspective, calling forth a much
higher energy of conscious creation.

 

Check it out and open to a flow beyond your wildest imagination! For less than three dinners out you will discover;

 

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Love and Blessings,
Kim

http://www.KimLoftis.com