Happy Post Valentine’s Day to all of you! For those who would like to review how you wish to be loved and to practice getting the love you need by better connecting with the deepest positive facets of yourself, feel free to jump into Martha Trowbridge’s wonderful mental exercise from her new book. Enjoy! Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, www.enchantedself.com
FROM: WINGS OF SELF-LOVE by Martha Trowbridge
Copyright 2007 Martha Trowbridge
How Do You Want To Be Loved?
If you dare ;-),
go to your sad heart,
and
imagining you hold in your hands
a fairy-godmother dustbroom,
gently sweep away the cobwebs
that have accumulated
over your heart.
Now,
allow your Spirit to
lovingly, tenderly
‘Embrace Your Heart’.
With great respect,
gently close your weary eyes
and
lovingly,
‘hold’ your heart.
Imagine:
you are a young girl who’s never been hurt
let down
abused
threatened
terrified
depressed
worn out
violated
or who has experienced any such horrible thing.
Oh, how blessed are
these girls and women!
Imagine further:
without interruption
or nay-saying,
you are permitted to dream
the most wonderful dream!
You are loved
really and truly loved
by a wonderful mate.
Now!
for the real magic:
imagine you can create in this mate
the perfect type of love for you
a love that satisfies and honors
all your unique needs and loves and passions.
What would this love be like?
What I’m asking, simply, is:
How Do You Want to Be Loved?
For example:
You want to be loved:
proudly
tenderly
with great passion
with delight, and celebration
without reservation
with appreciation
with profound loyalty.
You want to be loved openly.
Brightly!
With great care and attention.
With great nurturance.
You want a love that ever-demonstrates
the purest of respect for you.
You want a steadfast love.
A love that can be quietly with you
for hours upon end —
a peaceful, content love.
A love that brilliantly radiates back to you
your inner beauty
your purity of heart
your sweet girlish Spirit.
So……..
pick up your pencil and note-paper
and tell me:
How do YOU want to be loved? 🙂
As you contemplate how you want to be loved,
an important first step toward achieving this love is to practice it on your self.
Valentine Blessings,
Martha Trowbridge
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