Be A Sea Turtle

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I have recently been exposed to the world of sea turtles. Talk about a hero’s journey. These magnificent creatures are born on the sand and then instinctively scamper to the sea, totally vulnerable, but determined to be the one in a thousand that make it to adulthood.

Similarly, I believe we humans seek the same hero’s journey to survive and “Be all we can be.” A powerful question compels us across the sand of complacency and fear ofthe unknown.

At birth, a sea turtle knows they will not survive and thrive if they stay on the beach. Let’s be like sea turtles!

Love Thyself

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One of the harshest judges we have to contend with is our own self. The counter-balance to this negative tendency is positive self-regard, also referred to as unconditional self-love. That’s a tough one for those of us raised to think of self-love as selfish and self-centered.

But, can we truly love another if we do not embody the same love for ourselves? Are we not made in the image of God and therefor deserving of love?

Airplane safety videos give us the best way to describe what this looks like. “Put the oxygen mask on yourself before trying to assist someone else.” Because you can only give what you have to give.