5 Ways to Celebrate Self-Love!

Ahhhh, February, the month of love. Where one spends extra on flowers, chocolates and balloons to show the other just how much they love them!

But what happens when you don’t have a significant other? One can choose to have a one-man pity party or choose to celebrate SELF-LOVE.

Here are 5 ways to break the barriers and celebrate your SELF:

1. Change your mindset. Don’t play the victim role of single-hood. Though being single may feel like a loss but it can be a gain. Instead, celebrate being single by changing your mindset. Preparing yourself, your thoughts, working on YOU to become a better YOU each day.
2. Speak life and affirm. Don’t listen to negativity or anything/one that keeps you from moving forward. Wake up each day speaking positive affirmations to help you stay focused.
3. Watch your environment. In my culture there’s a saying; tell me who you hang with and I’ll tell you who you are. I never understood it until I became grown. Surround yourself with those that challenge you to be better.
4. Check yourself. That’s right. You need to stop and check yourself. When you look in that mirror daily, ask yourself are you who you want to see or are you becoming someone you know you’re not! Depending on the answer, act accordingly.
5. Cut off or keep. If you haven’t heard of the Kondo mission yet then you’ve been lost. The kondo mission is to organize and only keep what brings you joy. That goes for every relationship as well; family, friends, co workers, church folk, etc.. keep only those that bring you joy.

Cheers to self-love because you matter. ♡

The Tattoo I Would Get!

I have many friends who have tattoos. Some have various ones all over their bodies. While others may just have a few. When I ask, “what does that tattoo mean to you?” there is always a quick response which turns into great conversations. Many have dates when their kids were born or when loved ones have passed away. Some have pics of their loved ones including pets while others have quotes, words or meaningful sayings. One of my favorite tattoos that I have seen is the word #Enough. Simple but powerful!

Now, I don’t have any tattoos at all. I know, bummer 🙂

But if (and that’s a huge if) I were to get one it would be the design in the pic above with all four of my children’s names surrounding it. And when people would ask me, “what does that mean to you?” boy would I have stories. Let’s just say it would start an interesting and long conversation.

You see, I am a single mother of four amazing human beings. Three of them became Marines this year. So, it’s been a whirlwind of a year. But when I see all that my children have accomplished in their young age, there is a huge pride that engulfs my whole being. All this time I have overly-protected my kids and taken care of them the best I could and now they are doing amazing things and traveling the world. They have become my heroes.

So, instead of judging people over their tattoos, why don’t you start communicating and asking, “what does that tattoo mean to you?”. You would be surprised the stories you hear. You will meet some amazing people too.