I love myself enough to ...

I wrote this twelve years ago. I was looking for something to repost today, my birthday, to reflect my overwhelming gratitude for being alive. This fits. I needed this, and maybe you did too. I have adjusted my examples to reflect my life in the past years. This is such a powerful exercise to break through fear. Whenever you're stuck creatively, or need to break through some of your fears, open your journal and write "I love myself enough to..." above the page, and then write your list like I did below, opening yourself up to what you love to do and what you would love to reach. This isn’t a conscious, daily exercise like keeping my gratitude journal, but it has helped me through many creative blocks.Here are some examples: I love myself enough to write and publish something every day this month I love myself enough to write and publish poetry again I love myself enough to write a novel again I love myself enough to stay positive and spread joy whenever possible I love myself enough…