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place it on your calendar. You can begin with
10 minutes each day. Over time, you can
extend the time, but the important piece is
prioritizing time for you. Placing time on the
calendar to nurture yourself reminds you that
you are important in your life, that nurturing
yourself is essential not optional, and that
you value yourself. Remember the more
we nurture ourselves, the more we value
and love ourselves and the more we value
and love ourselves, the more we prioritize
nurturing ourselves - creating a beautifully
sustaining cycle! Schedule time to nurture
yourself daily and watch your self-nurturing
practice thrive!
3
EMBRACE A Growth
Mindset
One of my best self-nurturing practices
has been to release my expectations of
perfection and embrace a growth mindset. I
have heard from many clients over time that
their unrealistic expectations of themselves
and others leads to tremendous stress
and conflict in their lives. When we expect
ourselves to be perfect, we feed our sense
of “not being good enough” which continually
undermines our confidence and belief in
ourselves. When we choose to release
perfectionism and instead embrace a growth
mindset, we allow our mistakes to lead us
to learning. Through this practice of self-
nurturing we are able to see that we have
made a mistake, but we are not a mistake and
can bring more patience and compassion
to the experience. Releasing perfectionism
and embracing a growth mindset allows us
to nurture ourselves on this process of life
with more peace, ease and grace. To invite in
a growth mindset, begin including the word
“yet” when identifying something you are
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working on. Instead of saying I am not good
at this, say I am not good at this yet. Nurture
yourself through your journey of growth and
be open to the infinite possibilities within you
by embracing a growth mindset for 2020!
4 Not Serving You
LET GO OF WHAT IS
I love the question from the reflection ritual
- What will you need to let go of in order
to cultivate more peace and joy in 2020?
Imagine if we incorporated a practice of
letting go regularly in our lives by identifying
what was no longer serving us and having the
courage to let it go? This letting go can come
in the form of decluttering our homes, our
schedules, our thoughts, our responsibilities,
and our expectations. This practice can also
be embodied every time we set a boundary
and say no to activities that no longer bring
us joy. Reflecting regularly on what you need
to let go of in order to cultivate more peace
and joy can be empowering and clarifying.
This question can help you identify what you
want and need in any given situation. Make
a list of all the things not serving you today
and make a commitment to letting them go
over the next year marveling at space and
energy in your life you have created!
5 Acknowledge
YOURSELF
AND YOUR BLESSINGS
EVERY DAY
In order to cultivate resilience, we must
acknowledge ourselves daily. Nurturing a
practice of acknowledging yourself every
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