Okay, it’s confession time. Do you ever struggle with loving yourself? How do you talk to yourself, in the privacy of your own mind? Do you treat yourself with loving compassion? Come on, ‘fess up.

If you’re like most of us, you don’t treat yourself as kindly as you’d like. You criticize, you judge, you feel like you could always do more or better. I’ve been there and done that. Finally, a couple of years ago, I decided that enough was enough. I set out on a quest to find self-love.

After much soul-searching, inner work, and lots of spiritual practice, I’ve discovered how to love myself.

One of the best things that emerged from my work with self-love is the expansion of my creativity. As a result, I felt inspired to share my journey, so I did what I do – I wrote about it.

My second book, Cultivating Self-Love: Your Path to Wholeness is now available. BlackLion and I decided to publish this one ourselves, as an e-book. You can get it on pretty much any electronic device you like: Kindle, Nook, iPad, various phones, tablets, or laptops, via the Smashwords website. The Kindle version is on Amazon, too. The cost is only $4.99. I want the book to be affordable so that more people can benefit from it.

I believe that if each of us took the time to look within and really love ourselves, the world would be a much more peaceful, loving, joyful place. It starts with you.  But don’t just do it for altruistic reasons – love yourself because you are worth it, and because when you do, your life becomes a whole lot more fun. Blessings!