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to unconditionally love yourself.

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Lessons in Unconditional Self Love

Self-Discovery 3 by Rita Loyd Unconditional Self-Love Painting

Self-love begins by looking inward and knowing ourselves better

To begin the journey of unconditional self-love, it takes inner-examination because by looking inward it will tell us where we need to start. So we begin by asking ourselves personal questions and then listening for the answers. As we do this, …

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Free Yourself by Rita Loyd Unconditional Self-Love

Signs that you may be lacking self-love

Self-hate or the lack of self-love, can be difficult to detect because it can feel so natural. Here is a list to help us recognize if we need more self-love in our lives. Before reading this list, remember to create a safe space of …

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Journey from Darkness into Light by Rita Loyd Unconditional Self-Love

Obstacle of self-love #2: Depression

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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self love art by rita loyd

“I like to interview artists who intentionally create art that has an uplifting message. I call this kind of art Healing Art. I believe art can be healing in 2 ways- through the creative process before it is finished or from meditating on the message of the finished piece.”

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Interviews with My Favorite Artists

Interview with Samantha Goodlet

Sam Goodlet is a British illustrator and all round creative and mental health advocate. Brought up in the ancient kingdom of Wessex, she studied in the wild Cornwall and lives in a landscape peppered with stone circles and burial mounds older …

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Interview with Melissa Harris

Melissa Harris is an internationally published artist and author, and offers a unique combination of highly experienced artistic technique with a strong intuitive capability. Her book,99 Keys to a Creative Life,combines creativity with …

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Interview with Rachel Grant

Rachel Grant is a freelance artist, illustrator and surface pattern designer based in North Staffordshire, UK. As well as creating original art and prints that she sells in her Etsy shop, she also licenses her artwork and patterns across a …

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self love art by rita loyd

“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.”

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Rita Loyd Nurturing Art About Self Love

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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