One of my favorite exercises in this book is The Mirror. You take a mirror, look into it, looking at your reflection and you say "I love and accept you exactly as you are."
Can you do this for me?
When you're done reading this, go stand in a front of a mirror. If you don't have a big mirror a little one will work, even a compact mirror will do. Look into the mirror, look yourself in the eye. Can you do this? If you feel uncomfortable at first it's okay, it will get easier. Now say those three little words, you know the ones, "I love you".
How does that feel?
Good? Awkward? Silly? It's okay, it's a good start, and if you've done it before then keep doing it! It's a great practice. It's a great self-love routine.
I would do this before I went to bed as a little daily ritual. After awhile, I wasn't just saying that I loved myself. I was telling myself how beautiful I was, praising myself for that awesome thing I accomplished that day, how wonderfully silly I was, how wonderful, how beautiful, how rock-your-socks-off amazing.
It is now a daily dialogue of all the things that I love about myself. It's my cheerleading time. My Dominee-is-awesome time. I think we all need that. We all need that rush of positivity, especially on our sad days.
So get that mirror, look at the reflection there, and realize how beautiful, sexy, and sacred you are.
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