God is Love and So are You – Details, episodes & analysis

Since the most important relationship in our lives is the one we have with ourselves, for about the next year, we’re focusing on Self-Love.  This week we’re starting to work on self-care.

Please listen to podcast 27 - 32 before you continue listening to this podcast since each episode builds upon the last one. Otherwise, you’ll miss important steps in your spiritual self-love journey.

Today, I’m going to talk about how powerful creating a morning routine can be and what you can do to release “feel-good” hormones and decrease your depression. Of course, this includes eating a healthy breakfast. If you’re pressed for time, start out by making your routine a short one. Other than breakfast, take a few minutes for each of the 4 other parts I suggest, and you’ll set the tone for your day while nurturing the wellness of your mind, body, and spirit.

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Find more details about eating healthy here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/eat/index.htm

Since the most important relationship in our lives is the one we have with ourselves, for about the next year, we’re focusing on Self-Love.  This week we’re working on transforming #1 negative beliefs about feeling helpless into positive beliefs about feeling powerful.  Next time, we’ll start working on self-care.

Please listen to podcasts 27 – 31 before you continue listening to this podcast since each episode builds upon the last one. Otherwise, you’ll miss important steps in your spiritual self-love journey.

Find transcripts on my website at DivinefulnessLiving.com/Podcast. No sign-up needed. Send me a message or email your questions to me at mary@divinefulnesslivng(dot)com.  I'm using (dot)com here to avoid scammers.)

Regardless of your spiritual belief, you can create your own MORNING LOVE MANTRA or MORNING LOVE MEDITATION from anything.  You can use a poem, a song, or just one or two words like in CENTERING PRAYER that I showed you how to do in podcast 18.

You can also create one from one or more sentences from your Holy Book, or even a cool bumper sticker you saw.  Listen to a my original one paragraph version and my current one for ideas it might spark for how to do your own.

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We’ve all had one of those days that didn’t start out so great and didn’t get better.  That’s why I believe it’s important to start the day out right by choosing a morning, love-filled, spiritual practice.

Check out my non-traditional suggestions which include a few modern songs from different faiths: a Jewish, Muslim, and Christian song.  Below are the YouTube links.

1) HEBREW! How Great is our God / Gadol Elohai by Joshua Aaron in Jerusalem, Israel / Messianic Worship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWSKtoURGAg

2) The second song is sooooooo soothing.  It reminds me of Monks I once heard chanting on a church retreat.  It’s called Tum Hi Ho.  It’s a Muslim Version of a song by Omar Esa (Vocals in Arabic and English Only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5QY-W77pM

 3) Our last song is a Christian song called “How He Loves Me” by the David Crowder Band.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCunuL58odQ

It’s time for some fun!  For the next step in your Spiritual Awareness Journey, I want you to focus on your favorite Dream Life vacation.  I think your Higher Power agrees, and I believe they want you to live a life filled with joy, laughter, and lots of smiles.  Enjoy your Dream Life Vacation Guided Visualization Meditation.  You deserve it!!!

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For the next step in your Spiritual Awareness Journey, I want you to focus on empowerment and what it feels like to do the ONE thing that you want the most.  You’re going to create a vision of the most important thing your Dream Life will empower you to do, so we’ll be doing another Guided Visualization Meditation. 

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In preparation for your next step in your Spiritual Awareness Journey, I want you to focus on self-care and self-love.  You’re going to create a dream life vision for yourself, so we’ll be doing another Guided Meditation. 

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Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”  That means we need to change, and we’re going to be uncomfortable for a while, but without that discomfort, we’ll NEVER grow, NEVER get that NEW job or career, NEW love, NEW life.

Try out a one-word, spiritual practice that can change your life.  I credit this listening prayer with helping me stop  bad memories from childhood sexual abuse hijacking me back in time when I had post-traumatic stress.

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After finishing last week’s podcast episode: “Looking and Listening for Love,” that is God’s love, I realized a lot of you out there are struggling with post-traumatic stress like I did for decades.  That’s why today, after we meditate on my poem, “My Divine, Sacred Self,”  I want to talk about calming the storm inside you.  By that I mean calming your nervous system.    

Below are links to the three tools I mentioned that can help you calm your nervous system.   I have also included a PDF of national 24/7 hotlines, online chats, and support groups.  Please also check out local organizations and nonprofits in your community.  Additional support on a regular basis will help nurture your healing process.    

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Tool #1 - Havening YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2WrbUSCVxg

Tool #2 - 5-4-3-2-1 Calming Infographic: https://divinefulns.us/5-4-3-2-1-Calming-Infographic

Tool #3 - Andrew Weil 4-7-8 Technique: https://www.drweil.com/videos-features/videos/breathing-exercises-4-7-8-breath/

PDF with 24/7 US Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotlines: https://divinefulns.us/DV-Sexual-Violence-Resources

Want to have God as your mentor and coach?  It’s not complicated.  First, you need to broaden your awareness.  It starts with looking and listening for his love and showing up as the real you.  If you’re serious, listen to this episode to find out how.

Let me know what you thought of this podcast, your ideas for future shows, and email me with any questions.