Journey to Self-Love: Embracing Forgiveness and Care for a Liberating Life #selflove #forgiveness #selfcare

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Embracing the warmth of self-love can seem like a distant dream when you're entangled in the brambles of self-doubt and criticism. Yet, on today's episode, I take you by the hand, leading you through the lush landscape of self-compassion, where each step forward is a step toward nurturing the most important relationship you have – the one with yourself. We'll explore the transformational impact of simple, daily practices like speaking to yourself with kindness, setting firm personal boundaries, and creating a gratitude journal. These are not just fleeting moments of self-care; they are the building blocks of a resilient, loving foundation for your life. As we journey together, I'll reveal how shifting the focus inward and making time for regular exercise, meditation, and health check-ups can ripple out, enhancing our ability to thrive and to care for others.

The path to forgiveness is often clouded, but it's a profound journey that promises freedom from the heavy shackles of past missteps. In this heartfelt conversation, I'll guide you through the art of reflective journaling, a practice that serves as a mirror to our inner growth, and the cathartic act of writing a love letter to oneself, an ode to our unique journey and efforts. Our travels through the terrain of self-forgiveness uncover how forgiving ourselves is not an act of indulgence but a courageous step toward liberation. And as I share personal insights, I invite you to see your past struggles not as scars but as stars—guiding lights in your quest for self-love. Remember to join the ongoing discussion by subscribing to my YouTube channel, where together, we'll continue to embrace the healing magic of forgiveness and the empowering embrace of self-love.

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Wondra (00:01):
Finding the power of self-love.
In today's episode, motivators,I will share tips on finding
the power of self-love.
Thanks for taking the time tolisten to my podcast and, if
you're on my YouTube channel,thank you and making my website
successful.
Thanks for the donations andcontinue with your support.

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If you're new to mymotivational fuel podcast or my
YouTube channel, make sure youhit that subscribe button and
thank you.
Love is a profile filling ofaffection, while compassion is a
sympathetic awareness of otherssuffering and a desire to
relieve it.

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Self-love is the best.
You have to love yourselfbefore loving others.
Examples are putting everythinginto a relationship and you
forget about yourself.
Another example is wrappingyour life around your kids, your
family and forgetting aboutyour goals.
You have plans, accomplish them.

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Accomplish them, and you wantto pat yourself on the back and
keep going until you succeed inyour dreams.
Don't let the negativity ofothers get in your way of
self-love.
It is a new year and a new day,so why not add some
accomplishments to your goallist and mark them off?

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It is still possible to enhanceand deeply dive into self-love.
Today's podcast is aboutconquering self-love, and make
sure you stay tuned to the endof the podcast To begin, some
examples of self-love is talkingto yourself in a loving manner,

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giving yourself and makingyourself a priority, taking a
break from self-judgment,trusting yourself, being honest
with yourself, treating yourselfwith kindness, setting healthy
boundaries, forgiving yourselfwhen you fail to act honestly or

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kindly regarding yourself.
10 signs of someone lackingself-love.
Due to the benefits thataffects of a healthy amount of
self-love, it is essential tonote that a lack of self-love
can be harmful.
The indicators below and that Iwill share with you.

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Has low self-love, perfectionand if you're a failure can lead
to negative consequences inyour personal and professional
life.
The inability to prioritizeself-care and individual needs
can result in decline ofphysical and mental health and,

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during toxic or abusiverelationships, can significantly
impact one's well-being.
Difficulty in settingboundaries and seeing no can
lead to overwhelming commitmentsand burnout.
Preparingness to others canresult in a loss of self-esteem.

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Consistence, negative self-talkand self-criticism can lead to
a reduced self-confidence.
Difficulty in establishing andmaintaining healthy boundaries
can result in unhealthyrelationships and feeling of

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insecurity.
Self-sabotaging can hinderpersonal growth and development,
and regular feelings ofself-esteem low self-esteem can
impact your happiness andfulfillment.
Things you can do for self-love.
Taking care of yourself shouldbe your type priority, and

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there's nothing wrong withputting yourself first.
Don't tend to feel guilty aboutprioritizing your needs over
others, because it's importantthat you can pour that cup of
coffee for yourself.
You need to take care ofyourself.
To make sure that you're takingcare of others, to decompress

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and recharge.
Make sure you have that time torelax, unwind when you're
feeling overwhelmed and stressedand burned out the impact of
your mental and emotionalwell-being, as well as your
physical health.
Finding ways to decompress thatwork for you and make time for
them regularly spending time inbed.

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You can take a long walk innature.
You can practice meditation,yoga, doing your favorite hobby.
You can also find ways to relaxand dedicate more time, and
remember that it's not selfish.
It is necessary for youroverall health and well-being.

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So don't feel guilty abouttaking the time for yourself,
because you deserve it.
You can create a to-do list foryourself and don't add anyone
else on it.
You have to make the list, makeit a habit, take control of it
and complete it.
If you don't accomplish yourdaily task for yourself, add it

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for the next day until youcomplete it.
And your healthy boundaries area plus if someone is weighing
on your own problems for you andthey're weighing them on for
them.
So you want to make sure thatyou have that boundary and, if
needed, you can remove yourselffrom that individual.

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And you can remove yourselffrom toxic individuals and take
a look at your inner circle.
It is okay to not overindulgewith the toxic individuals.
Practice gratitude.
Three things that you'regrateful for daily can be your

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life, your health, yourtoughness of spirit.
You can practice gratitudedaily and you can build on
gratitude daily.
Also, opinions and worries.
Don't let others, theirthoughts, affect yourself.
Love, because those individualsoften don't love themselves and

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there is no need to worry aboutthem.
Worry about yourself, trustyourself, taking a time.
If others are not on board withyour life changes, it's okay,
they will be.
Be kind to yourself.
If you're not kind to yourself,then how are you showing
yourself stuff?

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Self-love, stop and reflect onkindness to yourself.
Maintaining the daily exerciseroutine is critical for your
healthy lifestyle.
One of the most common andeffective ways to achieve this
is daily exercising for 30minutes.
Fortunately, there are severalforms of physical activity.

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If you cannot run, you can walk, you can do speed walking,
karate, different meditationwith stretching and yoga
activities, and many more.
With such a diverse range ofoptions.
Finding activity that fits yourfitness level and personal

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practices is easy, and make sureyou can consult with a
physician if needed.
In your weekly goal you want todo at least five days a week
and if you cannot, you make sureyou build yourself up for those
five days of exercising.
Meditation is powerful.
It will boost your mood,decrease stressors, improve

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sleep habits and you can try tomeditate for three minutes and I
also have a YouTube video witha short meditation guide and
make sure you schedule thoseyearly.
Twice in your appointments canbe for your dental, your
physician, ladies, our OBGYNappointments, any internal

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medicine, therapists andanything that you missed and I'm
talking about your appointmentsbecause you're doing for your
family too and others.
Track and get enough rest.
It is hard when you're jugglingmore many things in your day,
but you can do it.
Drink enough water and staytrack on it, and make sure that

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you're adding some lemon or somebicarbonate or some water, some
different little flavors toyour water so we can make it go
down easier, because I know it'shard to drink a ton of water,
but maintaining the properhydration by drinking enough
water is great for our overallhealth, being and wellbeing and

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it's also assistance with weightloss and healthy eating.
It will boost our appetite, ourmetabolism, and sometimes it
can suppress your appetite,where, if you're hungry,
sometimes you're just thirstyand you can reduce your calorie

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intake.
And it adds great digestion soyou can get the toxins out your
body, regulate some bodytemperature, improve your skin
health and if you try to drinkat least eight to 10 glasses of
water daily I know it's a lot,but you try to do it it can help

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with your hydration levels anda healthy lifestyle and with
meal preparation.
I know that can be help,sometimes helpful or stressful
to people, but definitely thinkof those meals throughout the
week so you can eat healthy.
And I know I share some greattips so far.

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So make sure you share thethings that you're doing for
self-love on my YouTube channelor podcast channels.
It will be helpful.
Also, with self-love, you canjournal.
I do have my yearly gratitudejournal.
It has 366 pages on my websiteand my Amazon website, so you

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can try journaling and you wantto be authentic to yourself.
If you're unhappy, make yourselfhappy, because happiness is
within and achieving self-loveis the key to happiness and it
is great to prioritize yourneeds, especially when you're
spending time with others.

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If someone is bringing you joyand happiness in your life,
maybe spend more time with thatperson and make sure you're
carving out time to make timefor yourself so you can do
spending time with that person,maybe like a coffee date or a
virtual date or weekly dinner.

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Just make sure you spend timewith that person.
That can strengthen yourrelationship and boost your
overall wellbeing.
And don't hesitate toprioritize things with your
loved ones.
It can be nurturing andcritical with those connections

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and make sure that you're takingcare of your needs.
If needed, seek professionalhelp and if you don't own up to
your emotions, make sure you doit, because it will help with
yourself, love and you can lookin a mirror at yourself and say
positive things, such as I ambeautiful, I am somebody, I am

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fierce, and anything that makeyou feel better about yourself.
You can do this.
You want to treat yourself withsome well-deserved relaxation.
Just a day off, sitting on thecouch drinking your favorite
beverage, having a nice glass ofwater, going to the spa,

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anything that you can do foryourself, do it.
Maybe a lovely lunch, a prettycool movie to unwind.
If you're having a bad day.
Maybe put on some good music,maybe spray some lavender in the
air and smell it and reallyboost your mood.

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Maybe calling that great friendthat make you laugh, taking the
time.
It's critical for yourwell-being.
So go ahead and indulge in thatself-care activity and enjoy
yourself.
When you take that time off,don't tell others, just take it
and enjoy it and you will thankme later.

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Schedule that time for yourself.
Some me time in the morning,the afternoon, pm, just some
time so you can enjoy yourselfand reflect on your day.
And don't compare yourself toanyone, but make yourself happy.
It's healthy.

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You want to ensure you'remaking yourself healthy and
believe in yourself.
Stop asking others for theirapproval.
Just do your positive thingsand people would see it.
And, most of all, forgiveyourself.
That is just so important.
We have so much on ourselves.

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Forgive yourself and justletting that weight go that
you've placed on yourself.
And with your journaling youcan journal for about 10 minutes
a day.
I have a motivational journalyou can buy on my website,
gratitude journal, amazon.
com, and track your progress.

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You can look at your journalsfrom last year or the previous
years and reflect on them andwatch how your self-love unfold
in front of you every week, andthe most of all is writing
yourself a love letter, which isfirst in gratitude and

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appreciation all the things thatyou do for yourself, and
remember to be kind andcompassionate and loving towards
yourself.
I know self-love may not happenovernight, but the time it will
settle itself into your heartand, yes, you may struggle, but

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you'll look back on thesemoments and see how they are
stepping stones on your journeyto be in the best of you.
I want to hear from you aboutyour self-love techniques and if
the tips that I shared arehelpful to you.
A call to action for today issubscribing to my YouTube

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channel at Wondra Spencer, andyou will not miss a posting.
Remember, self-love is the best, so make sure that you're
conquering it every day andyou're finding the power of
self-love.