"There is only one you. Out of billions of people, you are a unique copy. Love yourself." - KE

Hello friends!

This weeks experiment is one that may seem weird, you may scoff at it or think I have lost my mind, but I assure you, it is a valid exercise! Do you remember as a child looking into a mirror? Did you ever do your hair or stare at yourself when you were young? I ask because as a child, we are often more open and less jaded about ourselves than we are as adults. Children (unless facing trauma or other serious circumstances) don't look at themselves with hate or question their essence. It is why in the Bible God placed a high value on little ones, and promised severe punishment for anyone who brought harm to them. He also said we should have "faith like a child".

So what does this have to do with our week's experiment? Everything! We are going to work at simply restoring our childlike state of looking at ourselves. It starts with you and a mirror. It can be a bathroom mirror, full length mirror, mirror in your car, any mirror will do! The goal is by the end of the week to really feel love for yourself. If you're laughing right now but are willing to try this, then you can make it happen. It's that simple! Words do have power and weight. Words we tell ourselves, they are the most powerful.

To start, give yourself at least one to two minutes in front of a mirror. Say any of the following affirmations while looking into your eyes:

I am enough.

I am loved.

I am cared for.

Repeat them slowly, keeping eye contact with yourself.

You can go deeper if you want, and say specific things (that you're a good mom/wife/husband/father/friend). Anything positive and that you don't often tell yourself but want to feel or be told by others. This exercise might feel uncomfortable at first if you aren't used to being kind to yourself. Or if you think it's dumb. That's ok. It's a sign that as an adult, you've been drug down to the junk we all get stuck in. The familiar past. That's what I've come to call it after almost a month of studying these topics in this book. Our past is something we can all ruminate on and it can damage our self worth.

So what if we can heal and bring our minds back to the early days? Love ourselves and see ourselves as worthy of love? I'm in for this weeks experiment, are you? Let's check back in one week and comment with the results.

Happy experimenting and enjoy the videos below about mirror work! ❤️❤️🥼😶🗣️🧘🏻‍♀️

https://youtu.be/Yv--OcsSKQ0

https://youtu.be/mafHwxerOGY

Results time! Don't read further if you are just beginning this week's experiment. 

So...how did it go? 

I found affirmations to become more natural the more I did them. I feel good now about myself which is a huge feat in my opinion! ❤️❤️

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