๐Ÿ’–โœจ Itโ€™s day 10 of 28 Days of Love โœจ ๐Ÿ’– what have you been up to? I had a lovely walk along the Southbank (one of my fave spots in London) ๐Ÿ˜Ž and went to a brilliant exhibition (if youโ€™re in London, really recommend Diana Arbus at the Hayward). Itโ€™s days like this when I see London with new eyes ๐Ÿ˜ and I appreciate it in new ways ๐Ÿ’– (felt like I was on a city break!). I realised that in all my years of living here Iโ€™ve never been on the london eye and so Iโ€™ve just added it to my list of acts of self love, to take myself up there for a mini adventure! And a little lunch date with myself afterwards ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿฅฐ ๐Ÿ’› what acts of love have you been up to today? Love, V xx #28daysoflove2019
Little self love reminder for your Saturday ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– #28daysoflove2019
My act of self-love today was to get out in nature ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ I love the sea and I love trees and I forget just how much. So today I headed for the ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒณ. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I feel the different personalities, the wisdom, the love they give off. It awakens something in me. Something deep, loving and so connected. Iโ€™ve also been loving reading โ€˜the secret life of treesโ€™ so Iโ€™m more in awe and in love than ever ๐Ÿ’šโœจ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And Iโ€™ve also found that Sammy loves trees too. So I swept him up in my act of love today and ran around Greenwich Park being a kid with him, climbing trees (thatโ€™s me up a tree in this pic with Sammy on the ground), hugging trees and just hanging out with tree friends. My heart is full ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € What did you get up to today for your daily act of love? โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #28daysoflove2019
Make this a day you go that little bit further to give yourself some of the love and affection you give so easily to others. And ENJOY it ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
๐Ÿ’– Itโ€™s day 8 of 28 Days of Love! What have you been up to? Iโ€™m about to get into a fluffy dressing gown, run a hot bath ๐Ÿ›€ and swap my phone for a good book ๐Ÿ“š(Alain De Bottons โ€˜The Course of Loveโ€™ which I bought years ago and only just getting round to reading ๐Ÿ˜ณ). About to put my phone on charge until the morning and go on a digital detox ๐Ÿ™(riiiiiight after this post ๐Ÿ˜‚). So important that we take some time to disconnect from our devices so we can reconnect to ourSELVES. And so that is my act of love for today! V xx #28daysoflove2019
โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ™๐Ÿ’– Sooooo excited for you to listen to our latest podcast episode! Vicki got to interview the absolutely wonderful and incredibly inspiring Melody Godfred, founder of @fredandfar and the author of โ€˜The ABCโ€™s of self loveโ€™ โœจโœจโœจโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โค๏ธ If you havenโ€™t come across Fred and Far before then you are in for such a treat with this weekโ€™s episode! Fred and Far is a self love movement that is empowering women all over the world. And it started with a self love pinky ring ๐Ÿ’ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โค๏ธ In this episode, we talk about Melodyโ€™s own journey to self love, the lessons she has learnt along the way, the power of boundaries + self compassion and how self love ๐Ÿ˜ and sisterhood ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ will save the planet ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’ซโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โค๏ธ HIT THE LINK IN BIO (@loveprojectlove) or head to @apple podcast or @spotify to tune into the episode ๐ŸŽ™ ๐Ÿ’•
Today has been a BUSY day! Full of doing things I love, but NON-STOP. Anyone else? ๐Ÿคชโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € On days like those I often let self-love slip. Iโ€™ll keep on top of basic self-care (it wasnโ€™t always that way) but self-love is usually rescheduled for another day. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And I have a lot of busy days so self-love acts start to become an occasional thing WHEN I HAVE TIME, rather than regular. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And that just isnโ€™t good enough. When there is no self-love going on, there is no real connection with myself. The cup remains empty. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So this 28 Days of Love Challenge is reminding me to find simple easy things I can do even on the busiest days, to take a moment for me and to feed me some of my own love.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ“ An easy one is to write a list of at least 3 things I am grateful for, including one for me. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So that is what I did today and it felt goooooood. It got me present to the love I have for the work that I do, how proud I am of it, how this is something I once only dreamed of doing. It made me feel proud of me and who I am in the world. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And it only took three minutes! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So how about you? What could be your quick and easy go to acts of self-love that you can do even on the busy days? Xxxโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #28daysoflove2019 #selflovechallenge #selfloveclub
During these 28 Days of Love, as much as using it as a chance to do one deliberate act of love for yourself each day, use it as a time to practice making choices from a place of self-love.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € And no, that doesnโ€™t mean suddenly becoming a selfish person ๐Ÿ™„โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Itโ€™s about making sure you look after yourself and make your own well-being a top priority as you make your daily choices and take your daily actions. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So before you leap to say โ€˜yesโ€™ to others, check in with yourself and make sure that in saying โ€˜yesโ€™ to someone else, youโ€™re not saying โ€˜noโ€™ to yourself ๐Ÿ˜Žโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € x Sโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #28daysoflove2019
Day #6: 28 Days of Love โค๏ธ // listening to my body and letting myself rest as I recover from a cold ๐Ÿคง. When it comes to self love, taking time to rest is something that I struggle with. Iโ€™m so much better and more comfortable with โ€˜doingโ€™ rather than just โ€˜beingโ€™. What I tend to forget is that, sometimes the most loving (and productive!) thing you can do is to let yourself R E S T ๐Ÿ™ and so that has been the theme of day 6 for me today ๐Ÿ˜ What acts of love did you get up to today? V xx
๐Ÿ’– Let these beautiful words soothe you and know that you deserve your own love and care ๐Ÿฅฐ Right now I am telling myself โ€˜you deserve to stop and restโ€™ ๐Ÿ™ as I recover from a cold ๐Ÿคง (and it really helped when I was resisting it!). What words of comfort do you say to yourself to make you feel loved and cared for? V xx ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– #28daysoflove2019
Day #5: 28 Days of Love // I started a new book ๐Ÿ“– Reading fiction is something I LOVE to do, but so easily get out of the habit of doing it. So as part of โ€˜28 Days of Loveโ€™ Iโ€™ve started a new book ๐Ÿ“š Amazing what joy simple things can bring. Within 10 minutes of starting it I was absorbed into another world and loving the sensation of being transported within my mind and imagination. Who else gets that with reading fiction? And what books do you recommend? My current book is โ€˜My Absolute Darlingโ€™ x S #28daysoflove2019
So true this quote. Wow. It always stops me in my tracks this one because I DO get lazy about practicing self-love, I do sometimes slip back into thinking itโ€™s a nice to have and โ€˜Iโ€™m fineโ€™ โ€˜I have plenty of love in my lifeโ€™. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € But I know from experience that when I stop nourishing my relationship with myself and I start neglecting myself (because I havenโ€™t got time and Iโ€™m fine and isnโ€™t it better to put love into the world rather than just yourself??) then a light in me dims, I harden around the edges, I have LESS to give others.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So just because there are others that love you and others that you love, that never ever means that you therefore donโ€™t need to show yourSELF that same love. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Make a project out of loving yourself and see the difference it makes ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So what will your daily act of love be TODAY? X Selina โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #28daysoflove2019
๐Ÿ’–โœจ Itโ€™s day 4 of the #28daysoflove2019 self love challenge โœจ what did you get up to? I had such a relaxing one ๐Ÿ™, went for a stroll around the park with my good friend @meeshnah ๐Ÿ˜ and Buddy ๐Ÿถ and going to get into bed shortly with a herbal tea and a book ๐Ÿ’ค ๐Ÿ˜ด bliss! Took myself to the cinema on Friday ๐ŸŽฅ , something I would usually only do with other people (only been once alone before) and felt extra special to take myself out on a Friday night (a night I would usually be spending with others) ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’ and a slice of pizza on my way home ๐Ÿ• (which then really did feel like a date night!) ๐Ÿ˜what acts of love did you get up to? Love, V xxx
๐Ÿ’› Just for today, let go of the stories that separate you from your sense of love and worthiness ๐Ÿ’› Just for today, suspend judgement and self-criticism. ๐Ÿ’› Just for today, choose to see yourself through the eyes of love ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜. Imagine going about your day-to-day with heart glasses on! Notice what you see. Notice what choices you can make for yourself from this place and see what emerges. Today and beyond โœจโœจโœจ #28daysoflove2019
Itโ€™s day #3 of #28daysoflove2019 - what did YOU get up to? I gave myself my BIG SELF-LOVE treat of the challenge: a massage AND a facial. I really challenged myself to take it up a notch (encouraged by @drtilean ๐Ÿ˜). Iโ€™ve had a massage before but never massage AND a facial! ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿฝ I share in stories about how itโ€™s always good to do at least one BIG treat during the 28 days - whether that is a massage, solo date to the theatre or a brunch at your favourite cafe (or something equally fabulous) BUT be warned, your Shitty Committee might have something to say about it. Mine certainly did! Apparently I was being far too self-indulgent and all this pampering will destroy my drive!!! ๐Ÿ™„anyone else had a Shitty Committee start attacking the daily acts of love (itโ€™s common - so donโ€™t be surprised if it happens now and again!)? Iโ€™m glad to say that I was able to turn the SC volume down and loooved my massage and facial. Ready for bed now! What self-love act did you get up to today? Xx S
If youโ€™ve already tuned into our latest podcast episode (recorded live at Libertyโ€™s) then youโ€™ll know that Eric Fromm and his book โ€˜The Art of Lovingโ€™ written in the 1950s has had a huge influence on us and helped us to look at love in a whole new light back when Project Love was just beginning to take shape. He challenges the notion of love being something we receive from another, as if it were an object or a noun. And instead invites to look at it as a PRACTICE. Something, like any skill, we can learn to do and learn to get really good at. It stops you from focusing on being loved and instead turns your attention to LOVING. Both yourself and others. And that is what 28 Days of Love is all about: each of us getting into a practice of LOVING. Starting with loving YOU. Like with any skill, youโ€™ll have your good days and bad. Observe how you resist it, what your Shitty Committee has to say about all this self-loving. And take a note of how it FEELS on the good days where you really feel your love flowing into you. Letโ€™s all get good at the art of loving ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– #28daysoflove2019
๐Ÿ’– Itโ€™s day 2 of #28daysoflove2019 and what a day itโ€™s been ๐Ÿ’› I took myself for a sunrise run this morning and it was so special! Felt like such a gift to give to myself ๐Ÿฅฐ What did you get up to today and what acts of love did you gift ๐Ÿ’ to yourself? V xx
๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’œ โœจ Ahhh we cannot wait for you to hear our latest podcast episode that we recorded live @libertylondon this week! โœจ ๐Ÿ’œโœจโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € We talked about: โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ’– Why we are SO passionate about busting the modern day myth that love is something that comes from that one special romantic partner in life ๐Ÿ’– The impact that belief has had on so many of our lives and our relationships. ๐Ÿ’– The exciting rise in a new approach to love - that has self-love at the heart of it - that is empowering and liberating and actually helps us to flourish as individuals and in our relationshipsโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿ’– How learning to love yourself is a skill that we can all get good at ๐Ÿ’– The different ways you can weave self-love into your day to day lifeโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Plus much more! ๐Ÿ˜Š We covered a LOT, we went deep and had a good laugh in the process ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ. It was such a special episode. Both of us went away feeling so calm ๐Ÿ™ and full of love ๐Ÿ’› and we hope you will too ๐Ÿฅฐ HIT THE LINK IN BIO (@loveprojectlove) or head to @apple podcast or @spotify to tune into the episode ๐ŸŽ™ ๐Ÿ’•
Ahhhh what a wonderful start to โ€˜28 Days of Loveโ€™! Today Vickiโ€™s act of self-love was to write herself a love letter in a Valentineโ€™s card ๐Ÿ’Œ and Selinaโ€™s was to buy herself a rose ๐ŸŒน (the lady at the flower shop LOVED that she was buying a rose for herself ๐Ÿฅฐ) What did you get up to? And how was it for you? Donโ€™t forget that you are forming a new self-love habit so youโ€™ll have good days and bad on this journey. Allow yourself to feel ALL the feelings. That in itself is self-love. We are loving seeing your pics come in of your self-love celebrations. Keep them coming! And head over to stories to see what daily acts of self-love people have been up to today PLUS your tip of the day from Selina ๐Ÿ˜˜ #28daysoflove2019

 
 
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