Honestly, isn’t it kind of ugly to put yourself first? Before others?

As I see it now, putting anyone and anything else before you works only short term.

In order to create a sustainable life strategy for yourself you need to take care of YOU. And when you do it properly you can be a bottomless dwell of kindness and help for others.

When you fly next time try to listen to the security instructions carefully. What do they say about the oxygen masks? Put YOUR OWN on first so that you can assist anyone else around you. Even if it is your child! I thought it was a terrible, heartless idea at first. And then things happened in life and I had to revisit my own idea of right and wrong. In parenting. Working. Living (a harmonious!?!?) life.

Our children don’t need hero-parents. They need healthy examples of how they should take care of themselves.

I have always been a terrible example of just that. Until recently. I gave up bad conscious when I go and do YOGA one evening a week. Or when I stay home all alone a whole weekend and retreat within, REST, listen to silence. Every day I train myself in self-love. And self-respect. Because you have to respect yourself enough to see that you deserve attention from that kind person you are to others. But seldom your own self! Not true?

I like to think: When I say NO to one thing it gives me a chance to say YES to something else later on. One small NO now and then can be an investment into a bigger YES in the future. Isn’t that an excellent way to save yourself a lot of bitter thoughts of selfishness?

I think so. And it works LONG TERM!

We like long term. We like strategies that last. Even more, strategies that ADD to the quality of our life.

As I said, it was not always this way for me. I was nowhere near these notions of self-care until that other strategy actually left me “thorn and bleeding on the floor”.

Only recently, and with significant help from other people, I realized that I am worthy of wearing a sweetest sign of love. A heart.

I felt I was too huge and clumsy, and serious, respectable (!)… piece of iceberg to wear it.

But look now:

Nothing becomes a universal truth only because someone or something made you believe in it long enough. Think about it.

Love to All.

I am on day 15 of my clean program. So, what do I wake up to on the third week of detoxification?

A beetroot juice craving!!! I was seriously longing for it. SO I got myself one!!

Maybe it is true that WE not only ARE WHAT WE EAT but we also EAT WHAT WE ARE.

To all other juicers out there: do you ever peel your lemons before juicing? If so, please STOP! At least try to drop a small piece of lemon skin (well brushed!) into your juicer. It will bring your juice to a whole new level! Like what a dash of lemon zest does to your vinaigrette!

Try it! Seriously! Do it J

Another piece of advice from me, if you suffer from Keratosis Pilaris, this skin condition which looks a lot like permanent goose bumps. Ditch all the milk for at least 7 days!!!

I started noticing difference on my skin after about that much time. Again, I gave up the entire dairy from my diet. But the results are awesome! Life changing!!!

So long!

Love to All.