It's February, the traditional month of love.

While the store shelves fill with Valentine's Day cards, candy, hearts, flowers and all the promotional stuff you can buy for your loved ones,  there's a priceless gift that you won't find in any store. It is the gift of self-love--the most precious, intimate, and valuable gift that only YOU can give yourself.

It almost sounds cliche to talk about self-love, and you might hurriedly pass by this message as a result. But if I can hold your attention here for just a few more moments, I hope by opening my heart, I might touch yours.

You see, for all these months, I've offered words of encouragement to you through this e-newsletter with great enthusiasm and the best of intentions. Yet I must admit I've been skimping on my own self-loving and healing journey recently as I have been engulfed in the urgent needs of my family. Now that the crisis is lifting, I'm realizing how depleted my own body and spirit have become. So this month's message of self-care and self-love is just as much for me is it is for you.

It is not easy to be consistent doing all that must be done to sustain our mental, physical, and spiritual health. Many days can be knocked off balance by our pressing responsibilities as mothers, partners, workers, and caregivers and the like. But it is important to remain in the orbit of the health and wellness practices we offer each month in WHOLE, so that you can always find a trusted and reliable resource to help you get back on the self-care track.

So this month especially, I encourage you to be kind to and patient with yourself. To rededicate yourself to self-care and reach out for the support you need to regain and sustain your own health.

In one way or another, we are all walking wounded and in need of healing. Whether you're facing family, financial, relationship, or illness woes, I can imagine that you can use some support and compassion. Please know that you are not alone in your struggle. You are joined by me and hundreds of sistahs around the country declaring, "We Are WHOLE! Women Healing Ourselves with Loving Energy!"

Sharing, caring, and being our authentic selves. That is what it means to be WHOLE. Ashe!

Well ladies, I hope you're feeling the love from WHOLE this month! I value your time and support--many thanks! WHOLE is all about and for you. So I really enjoy hearing from you. Drop us a line anytime! And please share WHOLE with your sistahfriends, family and co-workers, too! Every woman deserves to be WHOLE!

 

Yours in health,

 

Jacci Thompson-Dodd
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