"The Greatest Love of All"

"The greatest love of all is easy to achieve. Learning to love yourself -- It is the greatest love of all"
In honoring and celebrating the life and talent of Whitney Houston, I was reminded of this song that she recorded.

On this Valentine's Day, whether you have another beloved (besides yourself) or not, how will you honor yourself and this "greatest love"? What do you say about yourself?

My dear friend and mentor, Edwene Gaines, says that "my life means what I say it means."
If we say (whether verbally or in our thoughts) that we are powerful and power-ful beings, that we are a blessing to the world and that the world is a blessing to us, that is our truth.

What I know for you is that everything in your life is exactly as it should be.

Depending on how your life looks, that statement might surprise you. But when we step back from judgment, away from how it is "supposed to be" based on someone else's rules and regulations, we can honor ourselves for how far we have come, the opportunities and lessons we have learned, and face today (and every day) with excitement and anticipation of new and wonderful blessings. Every experience has been there to bring us a blessing, whether it seemed like it at the time or not.

A Course in Miracles reminds you that you are host to God. (Remember that Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within you.) How different would your life look, today and every day, if you were consciously aware of that in every moment?

Today, you don't have to send yourself candy and flowers (unless you want to). But I challenge you to experience that "greatest love," in the remembrance that you are the beloved of God. Not anyway, but period. And then act accordingly.

When you do, the most amazing things will happen. When we decide that we deserve only the best, and settle for only the best, Life responds (because as we know, Life is a mirror of our beliefs) with only the best in our relationships, our health, our money, and in every other area. Godiva or Whitman's Sampler--always our choice.