There comes a time in every woman’s life when she realizes that the way she’s been living, the way she’s been working, the way she’s been overriding her needs, ignoring her body, and perpetually pushing, forcing, proving and doing everything she can to keep her head above water…

… just isn’t working.

There comes a time when every woman realizes she’ll never be happy trying to be who she was taught she should be. She knows, deep in her bones, that it’s time to fill her cup in the name of enjoying her life and becoming the woman she knows she was meant to be.

There comes a time when every woman wakes up to the truth of how painful, exhausting and unfulfilling her life has become. This isn’t to say there aren’t pockets of time when things are joyful and ecstatic, when hope creeps in and shines some life and light into the murkiness of what she lives every day.

Of course, her life has moments of joy and relief. But these moments aren’t the norm. They are the exception, maybe even the rare exception.

There comes a time when saying ‘NO’, setting boundaries, and walking away from people, circumstances and opportunities that expect her to go against her values and sacrifice herself are the only reasonable options she sees. Because she’s grown tired and intolerant of having to constantly succumb to the pressures, opinions and agendas of the world around her.

And because she’s woken up, grown, evolved, and consciously chosen to live in a different way. She’s chosen to honor herself, follow her truth, speak her mind, and stand in her vitality, beauty and power.

There are so many ways women have been taught to neglect, ignore, judge and abandon themselves. If you’re feeling this today, it’s not your fault. Every woman has grown up literally swimming in a soup of shame, lies and deceit.

Even if you’ve put in the time, effort, blood, sweat and tears to wade through the muck of your inner work and personal growth, choosing to live a self-honoring life is a deeply revolutionary act.

Because honoring yourself means you choose to be a woman who…

Loves and accepts herself
Pays more attention to her inner wisdom than to outside judgments and expectations
Takes daily action to honor how she looks and feels
Listens to her inner guidance and truth
Wakes up each day feeling inspired, grateful and exuberant… or knows how to find her way there no matter what
Is powerful, confident, creative and deeply happy
Reclaims and integrates the parts of herself that she’s denied, hidden or deemed unworthy
Lives in a way that supports her vitality, beauty, power and dreams
Feels sexy, radiant and alive whether she’s in partner, business or mother mode
Celebrates her accomplishments and honors the sacred moments in her life
Loves to go deep, learn more about herself and excavate the things that are in her way
Knows how to receive the reliable support, love and adoration that she’s organized in her life
Lives in full appreciation for the amazing life she is living… even when it’s less than ideal
Is continually growing, evolving into her best, most authentic and loving self… because this is who she really is

Honoring yourself means coming home to yourself.

It doesn’t matter when you choose to do it, if you do it perfectly or if you do it 100% of the time. It’s a daily practice and choice that’s always available to you. No matter how near or far from honoring yourself you are right now, you can come back to it whenever you choose.

Honoring yourself is an inner shift and stand that you take for yourself. Because being true to yourself is the most powerful and loving thing you could ever do – for yourself and those you love. And it feels good when you say ‘no’ to what hurts, and ‘yes’ to all that enlivens.

There is a bigger movement, a current in your life, that wants to carry you where you want to be and where you’re meant to go.

Honoring yourself asks you to…

Trust yourself
Surrender all you’ve been conditioned to believe you have to do and be
Feel your body, your feelings, your longings and desires
Rest
Raise your standards
Prioritize and nourish your physical body
Dream
Get inspired
Remember who you are and the life you were always meant to live
And…

… Let go of needing to struggle so that your life can feel good

When you start honoring yourself and being true to you, there are forces all around you that will conspire to help you get what you want and need.

You don’t have to ask for permission to start honoring yourself. You simply have to trust and choose what feels natural and good to you and move in that direction.

Is it time for you to choose a self-honoring life?

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