The intention was getting back into baking. Its my soul food and yes I like to eat cookies when my emotions are high tide. The value is me because I know my balance is off and the priority at this moment is keeping a promise to myself.

Choosing to ignore the imperfections when I examine the final result of the strawberry cream french macaron, focusing on the reaction of pure bliss after someone has swallowed their first bite. Those are the eye rolls I like seeing.

Have you been thinking about what it is you need to pick back up to value yourself and place you on your priority list? I know its hard, for some of you, I am asking you what do you need to do for yourself? That would mean you need to know yourself a little to be able to answer that question. For some of us we lost knowing what oneself would need, falling out of knowing who we are as individuals. We transform into being for everyone around us and everything life needs from us, by choice or not.

And maybe your one of the lucky ones that can answer what you need right away. Whether its taking the day off and sleeping the whole day, buying the summer dress for grocery shopping this summer, drinking water, going for a walk, meaningful conversations, a good meal, meditation, all of the things. Not all of us have given ourself that much attention and aware of what we need, but you, you have and you should be proud of yourself because that is the foundation of loving oneself. Your ahead of the game, and you could probably name of few things that you need to pick back up. So then my question to you is, knowing what your intention is and understanding the value of that soul feeding flue that comes with it, why are you not a priority to yourself?

Figuring out what the intention is and being a priority for oneself is something everyone will do at some point in life. We all do it at different stages in life and we all go about it in our own way. When I first started setting attentions it was little things like going to have a long relaxing shower, and as I kept it a priority for myself I got really clever with ways to not be interrupted. It became a date with myself. Yap it sure did, I turned long showers into dating myself which then lead to polishing the trophy! Why am I telling you this? Because for those of you who have no ideas what your intention is and how to become a priority, the things you already do to take care of yourself can be taken to a higher level. And that is where I needed to start with getting to know myself. I fell in love with music again, I looked, actually looked at myself in the mirror. I learned to look at myself in the eyes and slowly learned to love the reflection. The more I fell in love with myself the more I set intentions to discover what I needed to do to grown myself love.

Last week I talked about being off balance and needed to make myself a priority. Since the baking bug has been released, the creativity is flowing and Easter cookies are the intention. Step two, carving the time in my routine, attaching it to a habit I already have in place. Three, keeping the promise, because its a priority. Whats your intention? You are the priority.

If you are in the intention mindset, what is one little thing that you can do for yourself this week? Spending 15 minutes on your reflection, wearing an outfit that makes you feel so good in your skin, blasting that song rocking out not not having a care in the world singing at the top of your lungs. What is that action, the flue, the thing that makes you smile at yourself afterwards?

How much time do you really need? If someone needed you for that amount of time, would you be available? Can you be available for yourself and make yourself that level of a priority? Remember, pick it back up, now stand up, start again.

Talk soon……..

JB