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At midnight on New Years Eve, my youngest daughter, Rachael, asked me a simple but profound question.  At twenty-four, she is joy  in my life and and inspires me with hope.  Her big brown eyes sparkled as she inquired:  “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?”  Her own answer to the question opened my heart and reminded me that “infinite love and gratitude” are the words for 2011.

“If I could ask God one question”, she went on to say, “I would ask, why is it so hard for us to know love?”

When my oldest daughter was in her early twenties, she had made a statement I will never forget.  It was in the heat of an argument and she turned to me with fire in her eyes, and blurted out:  “Sometimes it is just too hard to be loved”.

Grateful to be their mom, I am always learning from these two young women whom I cherish so deeply.  We are all searching and wondering about the love for self that seems  illusive and almost unreal.  To know love means we must admit that we are lovable.   Although we might not remember coming into the world, taking in the first breath of life and being swaddled in the tenderness and awe of pure love, we spend our lives remembering that truth.

Can you make a commitment to allow yourself the miracle of knowing that you are love, that love abounds, that you are deserving of love and of loving yourself.  Make the decision to choose the abundance of endearing love which is always available simply because you are special and precious.

We are in this human adventure together and loving happiness is our birthright.

I found a video and the first answer to Rachael’s question is a wake up call for all of us.

A young women said:  “Actually I think that God is within everyone so I would basically be talking to myself”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlkIttlY0mo

Set your path for an amazing year ahead and practice loving yourself more!

In LovingKindness,

May you be safe, May you be happy, May you be peaceful, May you healthy and May you live with ease!

Last week the clocks changed
back and we procured a delicious
hour of time.

I surveyed a number of people
and asked what they planned to
do with that 25th hour in the day.

“Extra sleep” was the answer more
often than not!  

Does that mean we are a nation
suffering from sleep deprivation?

These email posts have become a
weekly routine for the past year
and instead of sleeping, I decided
to fracture my customary ritual of
writing to you.

There was no coaching reminder to
love yourself last week.  

Instead I used the long day to
breathe more fully, incorporate
some self care activities,
reaffirm the commitment to
practicing self love and
relished the break.  

I was surprised by myself
when I realized that I did
not feel guilty at all!

You can always pretend that the
clocks are giving you an extra bit
of time. Delegate yourself as the
recipient of an extra hour
or even a few minutes of kindness
and self care.  

Loving yourself can become
your priority if, and only if,
you take yourself seriously
and do the things that make
you feel good.

Be well and stay that way,
gena

P.S. Visit the website for the
entire year of coaching tips!
http://lysscentral.com

Spoken words are just one way we communicate with others. Our thoughts are the words we say to ourselves.

When we want to complain or be negative we can get our point across with a critical look, or an exhausted sigh, a cold shoulder or even an intentional retreat.

If you find that you are using words that hurt, either yourself or someone else, stop and check your thinking. Make it…

“Right Thought”
“Right Speech”
“Right Action”

I was in a restaurant about six months ago and a saying on the wall caught my eye. I had never heard the advice stated so simply and I actually wrote the quote down on a napkin and tucked it inside a book.

I had forgotten about the quote until the tiny piece of napkin fell out just the other day.

Loving yourself starts with not only how you see yourself but what you say to yourself on the inside. When you begin to love yourself unconditionally, you will find that it is so much easier to be kind to others.

The quote on the wall in the restaurant:

“Keep your words sweet, you just might have to eat them.”

Smiles, gena

p.s. Thanks to everyone who helped us have a great time at Heartsong Yoga last week. http://heartsongyoga.com ”Love Your Slim Self” book Signing and Workshop will happen again on April 12th at Pazzo Restaurant in Springfield, MA Have your friends check out ://lysscentral.com

There are many things that make us wait.

We wait for the light to turn green.
We wait for dinner to be ready.
We wait for a party to begin.
We wait for the sun to shine.
We wait for hot water in the shower.
We wait for someone to say “I love you”.

But, waiting for a loved one to arrive at
the airport is in a class all its own.

My youngest daughter was due to arrive at
the airport in Budapest at noon. She was
joining us for the holidays. The terminal
was rather crowded and while I waited, I
noticed the faces of what waiting looks like.

Many people appeared pensive and concerned.
Some looked anxious with a look of longing
to have their loved one walk through the doors.
For two hours I waited for her to arrive.

I was happy for the families that were united.
Smiles and hugs gave a sense of relief and joy
as they greeted each other. Although I don’t
speak Hungarian, I could tell they were saying:
“Welcome, so glad you are here!”
You could taste the gratitude in the air.

There was a two hour delay in New York and my
daughter arrived six hours late. I was more
than grateful to see the whites of her eyes.

I would have waited forever!!

How about you?

Are you willing to wait for yourself to arrive.
Are you waiting to fall in love with yourself?
Are you waiting to be your own best friend?
Are you willing to wait to claim your own
preciousness?

Go ahead and give this little exercise a go:
Walk up to a mirror and say to yourself:
“Welcome home, I am so glad you are here!”

Then have a genuine sense of gratitude and
appreciation of having waited for your
loved one…YOU!

May there be joy in your heart and peace on
the earth!

Love and Laughter, Gena

P.S. Please feel free to pass along the
websites and help me spread the message of
truly loving yourself!

http://lysscentral.com

http://loveyourslimself.com

You can also purchase a copy of my book
“Love Your Slim Self” at http://lulu.com

I made a mistake!!
…a little one, but a mistake.
I want to thank everyone who let me
know that the link to the Buda Castle,
in the last e-mail didn’t work.

The mistake was an extra “s”.
It must be my enthusiasm for words
that begin with “s”…slim, silly, smart,
strong, sexy, spooky, you’ve got the idea!

Only today do I have the opportunity to
turn back time and fix that mistake.
Wouldn’t it be a “hoot” if we could
do that with all our mistakes.

Love Your Mistakes, they are part of you
and then simply fix them!!

Go to http://www.labirintus.com
or google: labirintus.com
and let me know what you think!

Enjoy the extra hour today, take a
nap, go for a walk, read a great
book, chat with a friend, play with a
child, give yourself a hug, be still
and do something for the love of yourself.