The Love Yourself Anyway Podcast

Summary Join Della Michelle Founder of Love Yourself Anyway, every week where she shares a thought-provoking quote. A life lesson and Journaling Exercise. In Episode 3 Della Michelle explores why we should be more present in our lives. Show notes A Quote, A life Lesson, A Journaling prompt "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."Alice Morse  Earle A Journaling prompt I woke up this morning in the past, thinking of what I hadn't achieved, beating myself up about the lack of progress in my work. In the shower, My thoughts quickly leap into the future.  Then back to the present moment staring at my computer wondering where to start.  A  notification pops up, unanswered emails stare back at me. My mind quickly descends into thought after thought Most of them unhelpful nevertheless still all serving a purpose. I stop and remind myself this is normal and I am not the only one who has awoken out of sorts. In fact, millions of people are doing this every day rarely stopping to question why. As I reflect I recall a quote stops me in a train of thought. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present." Today is a gift, living, breathing, thinking and feeling is a Gift because despite our past or future each day we get a do-over.  A chance to not allow things to take up real estate in my mind, heart and actions. A chance to not judge each moment and accept and move through whatever is. A chance to grow, change direction, learn new things and unlearn that which does not serve me. All this With the knowing that every, positive or negative moment serves a purpose in our soul, mental and physical evolution, the endless thought train, the worry, stress, worry and anxiety as well as the periods of joy, bliss and flow are all happening for our growth A Journaling prompt Journaling is the Journey of the interior its the beginning of curious inner enquiry into self.  This week's journaling prompt is an invitation to cultivate mindful moments.  What stops me from living in the present moment and What can I do to become more present? Think about your checking out behaviours (i.e. procrastinate, ruminate I check Facebook, check email too much, etc.) Grab pen and paper and write whatever comes to your consciousness Grab pen and paper and write whatever comes to your consciousness

Special Message from Della Michelle Founder of Love Your self Anyway Emotional Wellness & Personal Growth Programs.  Show notes  "The collective trauma we are witnessing globally is a wake-up call to every human being on the planet to take care of themselves more and each other. Its a wake-up call to assess where we are and where we are going. It's a call to cultivate self-awareness, to heal, to be mindful & intentional with our lives, to be still, to reflect, to be grateful, to love more, to laugh more, to show compassion to self and others and maybe, just maybe to transform our personal and collective histories"  (Della Michelle)

Summary Join Della Michelle Founder of Love Yourself Anyway, every week where she shares a thought-provoking quote. A life lesson and Journaling Exercise. In Episode 2 Della Michelle explores how we can leave challenging days better than we found them.  Show notes  A quote: Leave it better than you found it "Every day can be a better day despite the challenge, All you gotta do is leave it better than you found it"  This week's quote is inspired by a lyric from Sunday Best by the Surfaces   A life lesson  "Better days"  What happens when we decide to leave the day better than we found it. Not perfect, just better than we found it.  COVID- 19 , social distancing and the lockdown has had me on a roller coaster of emotions and occasional intrusive thoughts. That at root are centred on fear-driven narratives. Some Days are amazing and I am in awe of all the good that is unfolding. Other days are filled with moments of fear, uncertainty un-balance, confusion and overwhelm.  Life, as we know it has changed. But As serendipity would have it on one of the days I was not feeling my best,  along comes my 6-year daughter belting out lyrics to what I later find out to be a phenomenal song.  With a lot of sass and confidence, she sings  "Every day can be a better day despite the challenge, All you gotta do is leave it better than you found it".  This was the ultimate moment for an impromptu dance party, Google, Play Sunday best by the surfaces. We danced, we laughed and played it over and over again at the highest volume of course. Later I looked up the Lyrics and its as though they were meant for me and millions of people around the world in that very moment.  And so I asked my self " Della Michelle how are you going to leave this day better than you found it" For one I  had already started with a dance party and we all know music is good for the soul. But This moment also facilitated something else  Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude.  I sat in contemplation of the things that I am grateful for,  I wrote in my gratitude journal, and I ordered in some gratitude in advance for things yet to unfold.  If gratitude is a state of being that is essential to a fully lived experience, why then, do we not cultivate and express it daily?  Journaling prompt  This weeks journaling prompt is a great daily intention-setting exercise. Write down the following journaling prompt and journal your thoughts feelings and next actions  What are you doing or going to do to leave your day better than you found it, remember not perfect just better than you found it. Meet your host Della Michelle is the founder of Love Yourself Anyway where she creates and facilitates life-changing emotional wellness and personal growth programs for individuals, workplace and schools. " Hi I am Della Michelle, I am curious about the human condition, and my work explores, Behavourial change, The power of the mind & emotions, self-compassion, resilience courage. What holds us back? What makes us thrive and how to live a life we are inspired by? Everything I do is a product of my wellness journey to find more about how I went from pain to purpose visit www.loveyourselfanyway.co and while you are there sign up for weekly personal growth insights and motivation. Della Michelle is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. To work with Della Michelle and or book her for speaking engagement get in touch via  della@loveyourselfanyway.co. Want to work 1-2-1 Book a breakthrough call here

Summary   Join Della Michelle Founder of Love Yourself Anyway, every week where she shares a thought-provoking quote. A life lesson and Journaling Exercise. In Episode 1 Della Michelle explores what it is to encounter our destiny. We all have one but many of us will go our whole lives never having come face to face with it.  Show Notes   A Quote . "Encountering Destiny" “Most of us are not raised to actively encounter our destiny. We may not know that we have one. As children, we are seldom told we have a place in life that is uniquely ours alone. Instead, we are encouraged to believe that our life should somehow fulfil the expectations of others, that we will (or should) find our satisfactions as they have found theirs. Rather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to others' versions of ourselves. We are brought up in our life as told to us by someone else! When we survey our lives, seeking to fulfil our creativity, we often see we had a dream that went glimmering because we believed, and those around us believed, that the dream was beyond our reach. Many of us would have been, or at least might have been, done, tried something, if...If we had known who we really were.” Julia Cameron Author of The Artist's way  A Life Lesson   "Taking centre stage " Where have you been all your life? in the here and now witnessing and participating fully in the magnificent twists, turns and unfolding of you? Maybe you are living someones else's dreams and expectations? Are you just existing, wondering, worrying and falling? Its almost as if until we decide to be intentional and present in our own lives. Present enough to hear, learn and witness the lessons and blessings. Present enough to participate in the multiple calls on our life, perhaps these are the moments we encounter our destiny, the moment you say this is where I was meant to be. Will you play on the sidelines of your life or will you take centre stage. Remember you were never meant to be backstage in any area of your life. (Della Michelle founder of Love yourself Anyway)  Journal Exercise  What's the choice you will make today that your future self will thank you for. Go on a date with your future self and sit in awe, amazement and wonder of the unfolding that is you. Write for as long as you like everything and anything that comes to your consciousness. Take things to the next level by doing one thing that will move you closer to encountering your destiny or destines.   Meet your host   Della Michelle is the founder of Love Yourself Anyway where she creates and facilitates life-changing emotional wellness and personal growth programs for individuals, workplace and schools. " Hi I am Della Michelle, I am curious about the human condition, and my work explores, The power of the mind & emotions, self-compassion, resilience courage. What holds us back? What makes us thrive and how to live a life we are inspired by? Everything I do is a product of my wellness journey to find more about how I went from pain to purpose visit www.loveyourselfanyway.co and while you are there sign up for weekly personal growth insights and motivation. Della Michelle is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. To work with Della Michelle and or book her for speaking engagement get in touch via  della@loveyourselfanyway.co. Want to work 1-2-1 Book a breakthrough call here