Step #4 of OHM ~ LOVE
Well, here we are at the the fourth and final step of ‘Our Healing Method’… LOVE.
I am hopeful that the first 3 steps of OHM have provided a refresher on these empowering insights into your amazing, self-healing body and mind!!
As I was preparing to write this fourth blog about LOVE, I realized that the term “self-love” seems to at times be a buzz phrase… offered up with its counterpart, “self-care”.
Don’t get me wrong I think both are noble and needed… AND I absolutely believe that you and I are worthy of both concepts!!
My admission here to you is this: When it comes to offering self-love and care to myself, I don’t always know where or HOW to begin?? 🤔
If you’re like me, then you understand that it is often easier to worry, care for and love everyone else first… our kids, partners, parents, pets, neighbours, etc 🧡 Always promising myself that I will get to my needs eventually.
I have also struggled with guilt, feeling that by taking care of me I was being selfish, and yet we all know that ‘pushing through’ often makes things worse… for ourselves AND those around us.
So, let’s talk about LOVE…
Love is a concept that can mean different things to different people, so for this blog let’s define LOVE as the following:
Just for today, I will accept myself EXACTLY as I am.
Just for today, I will think kind thoughts about myself.
Just for today, I will treat myself with the same consideration that I give to others.
Just for today, I will acknowledge and appreciate my strengths.
Just for today, I will listen to the wisdom of my body.
~ Repeat daily 🥰❤️
The times in my life when I have put myself on the back burner, making my needs and desires last on the list, I have ended up having to REACT when things go wrong… meaning I am looking for a quick (often short-term) fix to survive the moment.
The times in my life that I have given myself permission to make my needs as important as everyone else’s has allowed me to be PROACTIVE in my life… meaning I am making decisions from a place of what feels right and will be a benefit long-term and not because something is wrong.
It is from this place of proactive self-acceptance and love that I can create a sustainable way of living as opposed to waiting for something to go wrong and needing to fix things quickly in the moment.
Proactive self-love is the opposite of ‘fixing’…
It’s gentle.
It’s intuitive.
It’s guided.
And, it feels good.
Proactive self-love is about building daily habits that feel good and make a difference for the better…
Meditation
Breathwork
Reading something inspiring
Journaling
A morning stretch that feels nurturing
A daily nature walk because your body loves fresh air
Moving your body in a way that feels easy and fun
Drinking enough water
Eating delicious foods
Taking your vitamins (without beating yourself up if you forget!)
Quiet moments that fill your cup 🩵
It’s no longer proactive self-love if you judge yourself for missing a day or shame yourself into doing it or treat it like another task to check off… then it slides right back into reactive ‘fix-it’ mode 🥴
The key here is how you do these things. There’s a subtle difference between doing something because you think you should and doing something because it feels supportive, nourishing, and loving. This subtle difference changes everything.
When you curate your daily habits to help you live in a place of proactive self-love:
You create a resilient and intuitive foundation from which anything is possible
Your nervous system feels supported
You spend way less time in pain
You recover from injuries more quickly
Your energy feels lighter
Your mood is more stable
And your body rests in the Frequency of the Solution
And just like every step of OHM, Step 4 comes with a gentle reminder… You don’t have to do anything big.
Little daily acts of self-love add up to massive transformation. 💛
Maybe today it’s two minutes of breathwork.
Maybe tomorrow it’s a walk.
Maybe the next day, it’s simply choosing a gentler thought.
It’s not about perfection. It’s about devotion… a steady, loving devotion to how you want your life to feel.
At The Breath Connection, everything we create is designed to help you build this proactive foundation. Your body already knows how to heal itself… and when you add love into the mix, life becomes sweeter, more intuitive and funner (I’m sure that’s a word 🤔).
Give Step 4 a try this week. Let yourself notice where you can add even one more small, loving habit into your day. Your body, mind, and energy will thank you 💛
This completes our OHM 4-part series… we hope revisiting these steps will support you in feeling more empowered, more connected, and more supported in your everyday life!
As always, we love hearing from you! If you have a daily self-love habit or routine that supports your life’s happiness and/or healing, we’d love for you to share it with us 🤩
Happy Tuesday! Sending so much love your way 💜
