Is your reason for wanting to live a healthy lifestyle actually about your health, or is it because you believe that it will improve your appearance and help you feel more beautiful and worthy in other people’s eyes, and perhaps even your own? And if your body does fit into the mold of how society portrays beauty, maybe deep down, you still struggle with feelings of insecurity.
I know these feelings, because for most of my life, this was me. And I believe it’s this feeling of unworthiness and a disconnection from what’s real and true about who we are that’s contributing to much of the emotional issues plaguing so many adults and young people today. This message fails us, causing us to feel inadequate when we don’t live up to this ideal. But I also believe there’s an inner stirring, a call for our attention that’s coming from deep within us that’s asking us to take a look at how we’ve been approaching health and happiness.
During this episode of the Love Empowered Podcast, I explore what it is that has been motivating so many of us to live a healthy lifestyle, and how this motivator has been setting us up for failure both in terms of achieving our goals, and in achieving our desired outcome—to feel beautiful and worthy. And, my hope is that today’s topic will spark three changes that will help you develop a more supportive, inside-out approach to healthy living.
Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode to take part in a heart-centering meditation that is destined to support you and create a positive ripple in the world.
Are you ready to begin your journey to becoming Love Empowered so that you, too, can deepen your love for others, yourself, and your life and find true health and happiness?
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Here is the exercise I guide you through in the episode. I recommend writing it down or taking a photo of it on your phone and placing it in a journal to make it easier to practice regularly.
Journal prompts:
- What’s your current motivator, or motivators, for living a healthy lifestyle?
- What do you see when you look at your body? How would you describe your reflection in the mirror, and how has this perspective influenced the way you honor and care for your body?
Practice:
Something you can do to help make the shift to seeing yourself through a Love Empowered lens is to practice looking at your body from a higher perspective. From this higher view, spend a few moments bringing your attention to all the small miracles that your body performs for you each day. Next, name as many things as you can that make you grateful for your body. Finally, name as many things as you can that make you beautiful on the inside.