Thank you so much for taking this 21-day Become What You Believe, love has no labels, meditation journey with me. I don’t know about you, but for me it’s been exactly what I needed. I’m continuing to work every day to allow stillness in more and more, so that I can begin believing and living the life I want in all areas of my life.
Namely I’ve began to shift my focus to the love department. Not just in finding someone to spend the rest of my life with, but in understanding that the love has no labels concept, also applies to my own self love. Much like I don’t judge people on who they love, as in the uber popular Love Has No Labels campaign (national public service communications effort to promote diversity and inclusion), between Unilever and the Ad Council, I need to take the same stance on my own internal perceptions. It’s funny how this campaign helped make it clearer for me, but it did. If you haven’t seen it, here’s a quick glimpse.
When you allow love in, nothing else matters, not race, religion, gender, sexuality, age or ability. It’s the purest of all emotions and something that this campaign, along with this meditation series, is all about. Both were designed to get us to look at our unconscious biases and preconceptions (heck the Love Has No Labels campaign even has a quiz to help), to determine whether they were based on our truth or that of perceptions and habits handed down to us. If we choose, we don’t have to live in an us vs. them world. We can live in the stillness of our true self which understands that we are one, united beyond any labels, limitations, or negativity. It’s as much about the acceptance of others as it is about the acceptance of ourselves. We are the authors of our life story, and as such we can be whomever and whatever we want, we just have to believe and love ourselves with the same compassion and openness we have for others.
For whatever reason it’s always easier to be nice, compassionate and lovable to everyone else, while inside we continue to beat ourselves up for not being smart enough, thin enough, pretty enough, cool enough, etc. Yet if we heard someone we love say the same thing about themselves we’d run to their aid to get them to think more positively of themselves. We need to do the same for ourselves because until we do, we’re not letting our brightest light shine on those we love and we don’t want to be the dimmers, we want to be shining light to all.
The campaign and the last 7 days definitely helped hit that home for me and below is my take on each day. If you’d like to get started from the beginning, please check out my week 1 recap here and then check out my week 2 recap here. I know I’m personally going back through all three weeks to gain more clarity on the last 21 days.
That’s the one thing I know for sure – regardless of how dark and stormy the day looks and feels, I know that the sun is there, ready to shine on me. Day 19 of Become What You Believe says the same is true about our soul, our core, our true self, which sometimes finds itself hidden behind darkness and noise, but is always there, ready to be our daily guide toward healing, love, truth, beauty, bliss, freedom, creativity and a sense of unbounded possibilities. I know it may seem weird because many of us don’t experience all these things on the daily, but they aren’t meant to be rarities. They are the basis of life, and as such, we must trust that these qualities exist in all of us, and that we deserve them, along with all the other wonderful things life has to offer. So whenever we get a glimpse of them, whether it be a simple as taking in nature’s beauty or the wonder of a child’s innocence, we need to acknowledge it and appreciate every moment. So sit, breath, and acknowledge the sun rising within and notice the shift. Happy y’all!
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I love this! You always share such positive things on your blog that brighten my mood and day. xoxo! Great work, amiga. I want to become what I believe.
Awe thanks lovely. So happy they help make your day. You’re fab decor definitely does that for me. 😀 And I hope that we both get to a place soon where we believe we’re just as fabulous as the next person because we are, we just have to get out of our head (perceptions of self) to know that it’s true. 😉 Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
As the word of God says…love covers a multitude of sins. If we put that forward all or most of the time then we would find it a lot easier to deal with those around us.
I tend to add a lot of books to my reading lists at a time based on suggested books. The theme for my reading lately has been Love. Who knew that I could read 5 books about love and learn something new every time.
Isn’t that the truth. And you’ll find that if you re-read those same books at a different point in your life, you’ll gain other things. It’s funny how that works, but experience always has a way to shape perception.
It pleases me so immensely when someone follows the path of Love, not allowing anything, biases, judgements or negativity to cloud their path. All the best to you as you continue your quiet explorations.
What a lovely journey about improving yourself and your life. I’m glad you learned a lot and it’s really what you gained that matters. Experience is always a good teacher!
I know Liz and we do it daily, it’s crazy, but we need to see ourselves in the same light so we can begin to love ourselves and thus expand our love for others. It can seem hard, but it is so worth it 😀
Yes LaQuinda, it can be a crazy thing to realize at first, but yes, thoughts are just things so the more we put our mind to them, we can make them come true, which is why we have to be careful to only let good, positive ones be our guide. 😉
Agreed Beth! Change and learning is constant, we just have to roll with it and not worry because if it presents itself to us, there is something to be learned from every experience. Thanks for dropping by!
This looks like a wonderful journey for everyone to take. I really try to stay positive in my daily life and since I’ve started doing that I’m definitely much happier overall.
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I love this! You always share such positive things on your blog that brighten my mood and day. xoxo! Great work, amiga. I want to become what I believe.
Awe thanks lovely. So happy they help make your day. You’re fab decor definitely does that for me. 😀 And I hope that we both get to a place soon where we believe we’re just as fabulous as the next person because we are, we just have to get out of our head (perceptions of self) to know that it’s true. 😉 Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I definitely have trouble letting people in, but when I do, I love them hard 🙂
I so agree Robin and that love is so amazing!
As the word of God says…love covers a multitude of sins. If we put that forward all or most of the time then we would find it a lot easier to deal with those around us.
Thanks Mardene, it all centers around awareness.
I like ‘if we believe that tomorrow will be better’ then then we can face the hardships of today, great post!
Thanks Ana, I liked that one too!
There is a lot here and a lot to think about. So many lessons.
Thanks Carol, it can be a little overwhelming, which is a big reason why I document my thoughts on it all so I can reflect back on them. 😉
Love does not care about small things like skin color. We are all Gods kids.
That’s right Tara, thanks for stopping by 😀
Love is just that…Love. 🙂
Yes, Chanelle, it is!
I tend to add a lot of books to my reading lists at a time based on suggested books. The theme for my reading lately has been Love. Who knew that I could read 5 books about love and learn something new every time.
Isn’t that the truth. And you’ll find that if you re-read those same books at a different point in your life, you’ll gain other things. It’s funny how that works, but experience always has a way to shape perception.
It pleases me so immensely when someone follows the path of Love, not allowing anything, biases, judgements or negativity to cloud their path. All the best to you as you continue your quiet explorations.
Thanks Claudette, I need it 😉
What a lovely journey about improving yourself and your life. I’m glad you learned a lot and it’s really what you gained that matters. Experience is always a good teacher!
Experience is a good teacher. Thanks Elizabeth 😀
You are so right about it being much easier to show kindness to others while beating ourselves up. Why we do that is beyond me, but we sure do!
I know Liz and we do it daily, it’s crazy, but we need to see ourselves in the same light so we can begin to love ourselves and thus expand our love for others. It can seem hard, but it is so worth it 😀
I really love this. it looks like you always with the positive and i really love to reading this.
Thanks Victoria! I have to keep the positivity going for my own sanity, in this sometimes crazy world. 😀
i love the inspiring quotes
Thanks Michelle! Have a great day!
What a beautiful post! Thank you for the reminders 🙂
My pleasure Rachel. Thanks for dropping by 😀
What a lovely post! I’ve always seen your articles you gave us good motivation.
Awe thanks Lexie. I try. With all the negativity we can sometimes see and feel, it’s nice to be able to add some sun on any day 😀
I’ve often heard that thoughts are things. If you believe hard enough, you can bring it into existence.
Yes LaQuinda, it can be a crazy thing to realize at first, but yes, thoughts are just things so the more we put our mind to them, we can make them come true, which is why we have to be careful to only let good, positive ones be our guide. 😉
I have worked hard on myself to become who I want to be. But there is always room for improvement.
Agreed Beth! Change and learning is constant, we just have to roll with it and not worry because if it presents itself to us, there is something to be learned from every experience. Thanks for dropping by!
I love this post. Thank you for these beautiful reminders.
My pleasure, thanks for dropping by.
Such a wonderful post. Love and faith are so powerful.
love should have no labels, no boundaries, true love is what your heart speaks not what your eyes can see
Ooooh, I love that Melandria, thanks for sharing it!
This looks like a wonderful journey for everyone to take. I really try to stay positive in my daily life and since I’ve started doing that I’m definitely much happier overall.
Right Shaylee, it’s crazy how a little act like that impacts everything in our lives. Thanks for sharing.
I love the positive message of this post! And the images, ohh, I love them as well 🙂 We should not allow negative thoughts to ruin our mindset 🙂
Thanks Nicole. I’m happy it all hit home with you. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
you have shared some wonderful thoughts here. Great reasons to love all no matter who they are
Thanks Angie, totally agree. 😀