If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
-Barbara De Angelis
Happy Day 29 everyone!
Day 29…my, my, my! How far we have come…yet we are not done yet! How did Day 28 go…and all of those hugs? I watched the videos again that I included in the e-mail and was inspired to make my own “FREE HUGS” sign. It allowed me to gather over 30 hugs in very little time – and I had a lot of fun doing it. What was your experience like? Please share with the community!
Day 29: It’s All Good!Today, your activity is to turn your hug inward – and love yourself! Take some nice reflection and listening time today – and then list all of the things you are grateful for in your life – RIGHT NOW! Make the list as long as you can – and try not to leave anything out – even the small things! If you are having a hard time thinking of things…what?...what have you been doing for the past 29 days? Think of all the experiences over the last month – and think about what you are grateful for. Remember, no one else did these things for you – it was you!
Gratitude List: Once you have made your list – take a few moments to post one or two things in the blog thread!
Competition vs. Cooperation: Last week as I was talking about living Yes and…I spoke about the model of competition vs. cooperation. In December, before coming up with the idea for 30 Days of YES – I posted a vlog talking further about this model – and how we really want to pay attention to our relationships and see if we show up in a competitive or cooperative mindset. Here is the link to the vlog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TvfoBx0QzDc
YES and: Keep those e-mails coming! If you want to continue on after 30 days – please let me know so that I can put you on the new e-mail list. I will probably send one group e-mail inviting people to attend, but if I don’t hear from you after that – I will assume you don’t want to continue receiving e-mails. So, if you want to keep saying YES – let me know!
Overwhelmed: Phew! Who knew this simple idea of 30 Days of YES could be so complicated? As I allow this idea to grow, and start to put the framework of a business model around it – it doesn’t feel so simple anymore. It is all exciting – all invigorating – but after another brainstorming lunch – my head is still spinning! (Thanks Pete)
Not so fast: Once the 30 days is over – I will be soliciting you all for as much feedback as possible. This idea moving forward is going to build on the ideas you all share – and the value you received from taking on this challenge. I am so grateful for each of you – even if you have never shared or posted anything – I know you are out there! So thanks again!
Have a wonderful YES day!
Travis Thomas
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"Love after Love"
by Derek Walcott
The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you ignored for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.
This is the right blog for anyone who wants to find out about this topic. You realize so much its almost hard to argue with you (not that I actually would want…HaHa). You definitely put a new spin on a topic thats been written about for years. Great stuff, just great!
Hey everyone - I guess it's a good sign when people are jumping in our blog and promoting their own programs :)
Thank you London Coaching! Now, you should consider 30 Days of YES!
LY
There are always so many things for all of us to be grateful, when we take the time to step back and "check out" our lives.
RIGHT NOW, I am grateful for my boyfriend and his continuous support of me and my passions/ purpose; my family (because of how I can learn something different from each and every person in it); and opportunities (everyday we are presented with tons of opportunities to inspire/ impact/ give joy to others and ourselves).
Excited for the next 30 Days!!
Wow - I am just REVELING in the good from all this YES-ing! A whole lot better than "SHOULD-ing" on myself and others! ;) I love you too Laughing Yes! And sitting here in reflection what I want to share from my gratitude list is this - I had no idea how much had changed from before we began! And I thought I was paying attention all along. But I have shifted into a much more actively, passionately, perfectly YES way of life that includes constant physical activity (for the first time in well over a year!), I have joyfully said yes to some terrifying projects, I have written poetry for the first time in well over a year, I am journaling again, writing more thank you notes, and connecting with people in a such an alive-fashion I hardly recognize myself compared to a year ago. And yet - I am so much more truly ME! So thank YOU for helping to bring me home to myself again! So good to BE HOME. ;)
SP - the world is a better place when you are in your YES - I sure know it :)
Courtney - and I am grateful for you!!!
LY
This truly is a YESolution!! (que the Beattles)
Resolutions are so 2011, the cool thing is to now set your new year Yesolutions.........and I'm so grateful I said yes to this wonderful journey. It has reminded and re-awakened me to what is truly important in my life. I have been amazed and thankful for how well thought out the assignments have been and how they all seemed to fit and appear at the right time. Thank you so much Travis and Hollister for sharing this vision and allowing us to participate in such an awesome journey!!
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