good morning, love.

the assignment for today: a simple, but not an easy one. please be gentle to yourself, as you would to a dear friend.

spend time being with yourself in front of a mirror. we will built upon this in the days to come, but starting simple with this one thing. how long? longer than what you are comfortable with. do half an hour if at all possible. there is only one rule: no judgments. no stories around what you are looking at. just be with what is. notice all of the shapes and little details. stay curious. play some music you love, light some incense or a candle, make it as enjoyable as you can. seduce yourself as you long to be seduced.

i leave you with this famous quote from marianne williamson:

"our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. we ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? actually, who are you not to be? your playing small does not serve the world. we were born to make manifest the glory of god that is within us. and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

love,
-anca.