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Here’s a short Sunday love note from me to you – it’s actually a sample recipe for self-love from Carley Schweet’s book, ‘Holistic Self-Care Guided Journal”:

Add together:

A pinch of courage,

A handful of patience,

A cup of compassion,

A heaping tablespoon of love.

Mix thoroughly and use as needed. When mixed together these ingredients will provide what you need to begin to create a foundation of self-care practice.

Other sample  quality ingredients  you can use:

Patience, grace, reflection, love,

mindfulness, awareness, fearlessness.

Can you think of more?

Sent with much love,

Bela Friedman

Many women I’ve talked to this week are filled with fear.  Fear about our country struggling with an ongoing pandemic, an economic crisis, violence, social and racial injustices and peaceful protests. It is a lot to deal with. But one thing is certain: We have to learn to live together in love, peace and harmony.

I truly believe that we are on the verge of a new era of enlightenment – and its arrival will be in the not too distant future. For now, we all have to remember that we have the opportunity to choose love over fear. Love for ourselves and others. 

But how do we combat our fears? One way is to remember that the sun is always shining–even though the clouds may obscure it for a while. Here’s a short writing from Louise Haye about fear that can help:

As the fears come, I choose to see them as passing clouds in the sky, and I let them go on their way. I am not my fears…I know that what we do in our hearts is very important, so I begin every day in a silent connection with my heart. When I feel afraid, I let the love dissolve the fear.

If you are having issues with fear, confidence or stress please reach out to me. I give free consultations and offering Zoom and phone coaching and hypnotherapy sessions on a sliding scale to meet your financial needs.

With love,

Bela

Today I attended a wonderful woman’s circle on Zoom facilitated by Cat Wilson, my terrific coaching teacher and mentor. Her group is called, “Women Who Bloom” and it meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10 am. It was an amazing circle filled with great questions and answers from like-minded smart women.

I loved Cat’s topic, “Are you a dangerous woman?” My answer to that questions was, yes, definitely. In my perspective, to be a dangerous woman is to wear a badge of honor and courage.  But what makes a dangerous woman? To me it is the following:

• A woman who strives to make a difference in the world.
• A woman who has confidence and has spent years developing it.
• A woman who extends herself to help someone else.
• A woman who is fearless when someone tells her “no.”
• A woman who questions authority.
• A woman that doesn’t give up in spite of difficult circumstances.
• A woman who goes after her dreams and overcomes her challenges.
• A woman who has love for herself and others.
• A woman who learns from her mistakes and keeps growing toward her goals.
• A woman who goes beyond the norm and stands up for herself and for the rights of others.

Other participants added:

• She is stable and grounded.

• She marches to the beat of her own drum.

•  She can be muscular, is not afraid to get dirty and shows inner and outer strength.

How are you a dangerous woman?

If you are interested in learning to make positive changes in your life, contact me for a free 30-minute consultation at https://belacoaching.com/contact/. I offer a sliding scale fee that will fit any budget.