Granting A Reprieve In the Name of Love
Our annual celebration of love has its roots in the martyred St. Valentine who is rumored to have sent the first “official” note on February 14th, 269 A.D., the day he was executed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius. It was signed, “From Your Valentine.”
In concluding our week about LOVING YOURSELF, what would your Valentine to yourself say? Start with something like, “I love me because . . . . . . . ” and then list 5 or 10 things that, without equivocation, you love about yourself.
Consider making a note in a journal, diary or calendar where you can be reminded of these things when, in the future, you might forget them.
Consider letting others in your life know what you love about yourself and what how you express it. You can do this in personal relationships, but you can also do it in business. For example, “I pride myself on my attention to my clients” or “I love the way that our products help people.
Tomorrow, consider granting yourself – and others – a reprieve and pardon any outstanding offenses in the name of love.
Most of all, consider how loving yourself thoroughly and well gives you the strongest possible foundation from which to engage the world . . . another strategic advantage in the Land of Results.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Valentine!
Copyright 2009. E. B. Hutt Bush and Coaching for Results, Inc.