Entertain Self-Love

Entertain Self-love

BY REV. DONNA DAVIS, RN (YPIR)

No matter where you go in 2023, you will hear all about the self-love craze. There are countless books on the subject. Lots of podcasts and TED talks. As a nurse and minister, I have found that selflove is an act of love for others. We cannot “give from an empty cup”. Put “your mask on then help others”.

Lots of wise sayings are out there around self-love. However, who is this self that I must love and why does she deserve it? I have made mistakes in my past. I have not been “safe to walk in the corridors of my mind” according to Mary Morrissey. It took some deep diving into my own consciousness. I had to discover this Self through workshops and lots of soul searching.

What I found was the wonder of my own creation. I could love the creation and perfection of God easily. It was through meditation that it dawned on me that this perfection that is my creation is not influenced by anyone.

Science is trying to duplicate the perfect conditions for life to occur but alas, it just cannot be predicted. This realization showed me that there was a bigger force at work. That perfect moment that my mother and father’s DNA collided to bring about me. It’s pure magic and only that which creates can pull it o . That self that I now love is the gratitude for the moment that I was created.

Any act of self-love is me acknowledging my creation moment. I am caring for the gift of my life. I have been given the ultimate gift. I get to walk, talk, breathe, and enjoy all that is around me using my five senses. I may not process the world like my straight brothers and sisters, but the perfection of me is still untouched or influenced by anyone but Divine Creative Source. I don’t care if anyone has an issue with me or my sexuality.

I am grateful to life and will entertain love for myself. Now that I have learned to love myself, I can now give and accept love from others. Everyone is a perfect magic moment touched only by Divine spark. Jesus said to let that spark shine for all to see. Self-love is the polish that helps me to shine. I invite you to do some selflove and polish up your spark.

Blessings on your day!

An interfaith minister and life coach, DONNA DAVIS utilizes her life experiences to empower other people to overcome their struggles. Together with her wife, Norma, they manage Your Phoenix is Rising, a transformation coaching service focused on helping others rise from the darkness of despair and embrace their true Light Nature. Donna and Norma raised three biological children and served as legal guardians to several teenaged friends of their children during their time of need. Donna is a Registered Nurse at Parralion HCA Shared Services and Performance Director at Centers for Spiritual Living Ocala. She studied RN at Rasmussen College and psychology at Florida Atlantic University.