Reclaiming - Day 5 (Thankful Thursday!)

To be present in one's integrity to appeal to another's integrity is the quickest way to heart connection.

As a result of yesterday morning's conversation, H came home more committed, created some goals in regards to things that were on his mind, and followed through on being a father. This in turn gave me the space I had been asking for of uninterrupted me time, an enjoyable meal, and to face baby's bedtime without feeling lonely. Listening to their interactions was joyful. When baby began her hungry whines they didn't feel so urgent, but rather, I could empathise and tell her it's only a few more minutes away. I felt my boundaries were respected.

This morning I found this gem of a post from Kylie Stretton the Mummy Motivator:

Finding You Tip 7: SELF-LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE 

As the old saying goes, if you cannot love yourself, you cannot truly love another. When you love and accept yourself fully you do not need anyone else to fulfil those needs within you. So give yourself the love and acceptance you deserve. Think of the little child within you, and take care of that child as though it were a living, breathing soul - because it is! Don't criticise or blame or admonish. Instead, accept yourself exactly as you are: a perfect, complete and worthy human being. When you approve of yourself the changes around you happen immediately. You will see that you live in a more positive and loving world. The external change is a manifestation of the internal change - all this change comes from within you! ‪

Keeping with the theme of caring for the inner child, I decided to do a small craft project to upgrade my Gratitude Jar. I must confess it had been sitting there collecting dust instead of gratitude notes for a few years. I also finally knew what I wanted to do with the large coffee jar I had been saving for inspiration to hit.

I read through all the notes in there and added a few more from this week's memos. The notes mentioning aircon and fans and cool breeze under the shade especially made me smile in this current warm weather.

I declare today Thankful Thursday.


*Kylie's book Finding Kylie will be available for purchase from late November.