Every night before I go to bed, I write my gratitude list.

I have so much to be thankful for. I write a minimum of 15 things on my list. I try to make them different and since I am not perfect, I don’t always succeed.

For example, there are some things that are on my list daily, one being my Pinky’s!

To the amazing women in this community, who are committed to loving their bodies from the inside out and achieving permanent weight release and health -

I love you and I thank you all!

And this is for you….

Be

As you are

And so see

Who you are

And how you are

Let go

For a moment or two

Of what you ought to do

And discover what you do

Risk a little if you can

Feel your own feelings

Say your own words

Think your own thoughts

Be your own self

Discover

Let the plan for you

Grow from within

-Author Unknown

Last week I promised to share Part 2 on Love.

I read this piece to myself daily for years and I wanted to share this with you all hoping that it will and does support your journey to self love.

On Love

“Today I see others as God sees them, perfect. I apply myself to the joyous task of Loving. I am patient, kind and sincere in my encounters – for these are my natural instincts and I embody them well. As a result, I am happy, content, well loved, supported and nourished…all day long and forever.”

Let’s celebrate the loving Pinky’s we are and join hands in our hearts today and every day.

Thank you for allowing me to love you all and for attracting this work and community into your lives.

And let’s complete this loving post with my favorite quote from a Beatles song….

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. ~The Beatles~

I love you all, XO

Laura

P.S. Today I celebrate that I am never alone in this world, for we are all connected by heartstrings and hope.

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Leah and I had the best chat last week.

It makes my heart sing to have this soulful connection across the miles, actually across the equator!  I feel like she and her husband Leigh are family to me. We just know we will be meeting soon in person. And I think I can speak for both of us and say, we cannot wait for that day to come!

We will keep you posted on when that will take place.

I am so proud of your work Leah and your willingness to keep on keeping on no matter what presents itself.

You are an inspiration to this community and to the world.

And speaking of inspirations…

Gina who has kept her commitment to blogging daily, YOU GO GIRL!, recently wrote to tell me she is coming to California and will be stopping by my county. I am thrilled to say that she and I have a date to look forward to in April. More connecting with a Pinky. Love that.

I look forward to meeting many of you in time. It will happen.

And one more thing, before Leah and I got off the call, I read her something. This was a spiritual mind treatment I read to myself for many years. Actually, there were two, one called “Love” and the other called “Peace”.

I was happily surprised to find them in a drawer recently.

Leah loved hearing it and I loved reading it to her.

So here is the piece on “Peace” and stay tuned next week for the piece on “Love”.

Peace

The peace that sings throughout the cosmos wells up in me. I detect Its presence in my heart, my attitude and my body. I feel It, I believe It and I welcome It. With this Peace in me, nothing can move me from It. For wherever I go, there I find myself in the midst of Peace.

Peace to you Pinky’s!

I love you, XO

Laura

P.S. Please join us for a free teleclass this week with Steve Sisgold, on Wednesday, February 24th at 1pm PST.

Steve is an author, speaker and body-centered therapist who has taught thousands how to use their BQTM (innate body intelligence) to create better health, prosperity and more authentic relationships.

In his book, WHAT’S YOUR BODY TELLING YOU? (McGraw-Hill; July 2009) Steve teaches us how to breathe into our emotions, release stress from our bodies and maintain our physical and emotional health. This call will support you in having a body shift and I hope many if not all of you will be on the call.

This is a public call and please RSVP to info@onepinky.com and the call in information will be sent to you.

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“And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make”

-The Beatles

Yesterday my Daily Affirmation read:

Happy Valentine’s Day! On this day of celebrating love, everyone I meet and see will reflect back to me who I am and how to love myself.

I feel every day is an opportunity to love and everyday is an opportunity to forgive and everyday is an opportunity to more of Who We Are, not who that hurt part of us dictates who we are.

Here is what I know for sure.

The more I learn to love myself, the more I am able to share love and feel grounded in my being, who I am. In giving I receive so much more. I affirm today that as I give love, I can feel it come back more readily. As I grow in self love and self respect, I am able to give it more freely to my partner, my family, friends and OnePinky community.

Love is my favorite word of all.

I love LOVE!.

No matter how challenging my life has been, I have always leaned into the love and support of others.

When I was a young teen, in Jr. High School, I had a poster on my wall, which read, “Love is the Answer”. I loved that poster so much and it was different shades of PINK!

I remember someone coming over and criticizing it saying, “Love is not the answer”. He went on to tell me that, “Love does not pay the bills, love does not make you happy”…and he went on and on about how Love is just a word and really does not mean much of anything. I want you to keep in mind that I was very young and he was an adult.

I remember feeling really sad about his opinion about love and remember thinking, he is right and I am wrong. He was the adult after all and as much as I believed in the power of love for someone my age, I looked up to him and doubted myself.

I can look back at that time now and laugh. Laugh at myself for trusting his authority and doubting my truth. I had a rough abusive beginning and yet it was the power of love that held me up. That I was drawn to a poster that read, “Love is the Answer”, when I was back in 8th grade and in a foster home, fat with a very low self esteem tells me a lot about my character.

The abuse was real and yet my belief in the power of love and what was possible was very real for me too, even up against my harshest critics.

How do you define love?

I invite you to stop and reflect on what love means to you and how it has shaped your life.

For me, Love is the Answer.

It is the universal force and truth of goodness, light and inner peace.

We are all loving.  (Some of us may have a harder time feeling it or accessing it and we will get there if we do not give up on ourselves).

I express my deep love for you all by sharing my experiences and holding space for you to see the loving soul  you are.

I love you, XO

Laura

P.S.  I am interviewing Steve Sisgold on Wednesday, February 24th at 1pm PST.

Steve is an author, speaker and body-centered therapist who has taught thousands how to use their BQTM (innate body intelligence) to create better health, prosperity and more authentic relationships.

Steve’s  articles are “Life is Not An Out of Body Experience”,  ”Women’s Intuition How High is Your BQTM (Body Awareness Intelligence)?”and “Bodytalk”, and “How To Be Your Own Health Care Advocate”.

In his book, WHAT’S YOUR BODY TELLING YOU? (McGraw-Hill; July 2009) Steve teaches us how to breathe into our emotions, release stress from our bodies and maintain our physical and emotional health. This call will support you in having a body shift and I hope many if not all of you will be on the call.

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