First, love yourself deeply... genuine love for you attracts genuine love from others. Ask yourself three questions: Is a conscious relationship something I really want? Am I willing to commit to one person with all my heart? Am I willing to do whatever work it takes on myself to enjoy lasting love? Tune in deeply to your needs... find out what you really want in a close relationship. BREATHE! BREATHE! BREATHE! Breathe in love for yourself... breathe out love for everyone around you.

Feel all your feelings... and give everyone around you room to feel all their feelings. Keep your promises impeccably: Do what you say you´ll do... and don´t do what you say you won´t do. Appreciate yourself and your loved ones out loud at least once an hour. Treat yourself to lots of alone time... and give the gift of solitude to others around you when they need it. Remember: The past is the past... it doesn´t need to color your present and your future. Tell the truth all ways and always.

CELEBRATE YOURSELF for having created the life you´re living, and CELEBRATE YOURSELF for being willing to change it. Breath and love are sure cures for fear... Love all your fears and breathe through them to make more love. Love as much as you can from wherever you are at the moment. Tune in often to your deepest self: Am I honoring my true essence -- who I truly am? Am I honoring the essence of those around me? Remember: A beautiful garden grows one day at a time -- careful nurturing honors the gift of nature and celebrates it.

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With love and blessings from Kathlyn & Gay Hendricks, authors of "Conscious Loving" and "The Conscious Heart" ©  The Foundation for Conscious Living Used by permission of the authors.