Taking care of Me - both inside & out - single & not

I'm noticing strange differences about the way I'm able to take care of myself when I'm single vs. the times I have a partner. I have more time on my hands to do the little things like remember to eat well, moisturize and take vitamins when I'm on my own. At the very same time however, I seem to be more critical of myself and worry about my waist line more than I should. Silly deconstructive doubt - Is this merely a by-product of having too much thinking-time on my hands?

It's easy to doubt my abilities and beauty when I don't have someone there as a comforting reminder. I wish I could wave a wand and make this go away - but alas I left my fairy wings in a different galaxy.

Critical thoughts can push us to become better humans - constantly striving to overcome hurdles.... BUT it can also push us over the edge when it is applied to subjective things that are out of our control... maybe the goal for this week is to be aware of my tendency to look down on my physical appearance and instead apply this energy to improving my inside persona...

Soaking in the thanks.

I am honestly overwhelmed by all of the love in my life.

I think we get very few opportunities to experience the love and support from others in a tangible way. It's so easy to feel alone and get wrapped up our individual path and day to day existence... we easily forget about all of the potential love that we're not tapping into.

It's not until times that we actually call out to people for help or support that we get a tangible representation of the richness in our life. This is exactly what I did this summer. It took a lot of courage but I launched the business project I've been dreaming of for about a year. Like many brave actions, this one paid off in ways I couldn't have anticipated.

For now, my "me time" will be to try to really soak in my thanks for the generous people in my life and how bountifully they have shared themselves and their love.

With the right frame of mind and perception I think we all have a lot to be thankful for. It's just hard to see with our fast paced self-focused go go go...