I love and approve of myself

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Some pics of our local Farmer's Market at Boggy Creek Farm.

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Here are the rows where you can pick your own veggies.

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The farm house (my dream home)

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Tonight's yoga class was the most challenging to date. It was just so ridiculously HOT in there. I needed something cold. Cold water, cool air, ice cubes, anything! Tonight I am going to freeze a water bottle so I have something nice and COLD for tomorrow's class.

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I've also become obsessed with Shakti yoga wear. They are so cute and comfortable. Endless possibilities for the cutest yoga sport/bikini tops.

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After shedding some sweaty tears in tonight's yoga class, I just simply cannot ignore what my body has been telling me all along. In Salabhasna (Locust Pose) I could feel my uncomfortably full belly - I need to go back to juice. Right now, for whatever reason, I am just not 'in tune' something is off. I am not going to start another juice feast but I am going to trust my body and on days where I feel like just juice, I'll have just juice. If I feel like I want a salad, I'll have a salad. I'm trying to be open. Let my body guide me. It only makes sense that after 65 days of living on juices alone, I may have some intermittent days where my body and digestive system would like to rest again.

*must remember to rid myself of the all or nothing mentality!

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I feel really good about this decision as it only requires that I listen to my body and let it guide me. Mind off.

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Ben inspired me to start doing affirmations again. I've been reading Louise Hay's book You Can Heal Your Life. The main message is to love yourself - really, really love yourself. Love yourself as much as you love your best friend, lover, dog or cat. You wouldn't talk down to them, tell them they are stupid, ugly, fat, a failure, not good enough, and not smart enough... but the mental noise in our head is constantly criticizing and telling us we're not good enough. Lately, when I catch myself having a negative thought, I simply say to myself 'No. I love and approve of myself', I love and approve of myself, I love and approve of myself.'

I try to remember to tell myself every chance I get -when I'm driving, walking, daydreaming. Louise Hay's recommends saying this phrase at least 300-400 times per day. She reminds us that when we are worrying about something, we will replay those thoughts of worry at least as many times in a day. Time to replace negative, self-defeating thoughts with positive, uplifting affirmations!

I love myself enough to go raw, eat organic, do a 65 day juice feast, and sweat my ass off in Bikram yoga everyday, I need to love myself enough to be kind and accepting too. Loving yourself can lead you to amazing places. I am ready to go there. Let the real work begin.