I have experienced frequent bouts of depression all through my life. When it has gotten really bad, I have asked myself, “What does my life matter? Why bother?” After decades of asking myself this question, I have finally found my answer. My Life …
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Lessons in Unconditional Self Love
Why does self-love abandon us when we need it the most?
Have you ever noticed that when life becomes difficult, it can be hard to love ourselves? And not only that, self-hate can try to creep in and take the place of self-love? Why is that? Where does self-love go? Why do we abandon ourselves? I …
Obstacles of self-love #3: The false belief that we are nothing
The false believe that we are nothing blocks the flow of unconditional self-love. But if we could see that the reason why we think that we are nothing is because unhealthy people from our past convinced us of this, by the way they spoke to us and …
“Inspiration to paint my art comes from the desire to look at life differently. When I am faced with a problem, I search my spiritual studies and my collected wisdom for advice. Once I realize the advice that I need to take, I think of the symbolism to convey that message and that is what I paint.”
I'm Rita Loyd. The inspiration to paint healing art came to me in 1996 as a way to cope with chronic fatigue syndrome.
When I first began to paint nurturing art, I didn’t know that my art was going to be about self-love.
I now feel that I know the “recipe” for unconditional self-love and when I apply that recipe to my life I am able to shift from a place of negativity and defeat to a place of healing and empowerment.
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