The Star: February 28, 2019
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5 STEPS TO<br />
SELF-LOVE<br />
1BECOME MINDFUL. People who have more self-love<br />
tend to know what they think, feel and want. <strong>The</strong>y are<br />
mindful of who they are and act on this knowledge,<br />
rather than on what others want for them.<br />
2PRACTICE GOOD SELF-CARE. You will love yourself<br />
more, when you take better care of your basic needs.<br />
People feeling self-love nourish themselves daily through<br />
healthy activities, like sound nutrition, exercise, proper<br />
sleep, intimacy and healthy social interactions.<br />
3SET BOUNDARIES. You’ll love yourself more when<br />
you set limits or say no to things that deplete or harm<br />
you physically, emotionally or spiritually, or express<br />
poorly who you are.<br />
2<br />
LIVING<br />
LIFE<br />
LOVE SELF<br />
2015 NZ Disability<br />
Information Centre<br />
of the Year<br />
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4PROTECT YOURSELF. Bring the right people into<br />
your life.<br />
5FORGIVE YOURSELF. We humans can be so hard on<br />
ourselves. <strong>The</strong> downside of taking responsibility for our<br />
actions is punishing ourselves too much for mistakes in<br />
learning and growing. You have to accept your humanness<br />
(the fact that you are not perfect), before you can truly love<br />
yourself. Practice being less hard on yourself when you make a<br />
mistake. Remember, there are no failures, if you have learned and<br />
grown from your mistakes; there are only lessons learned.<br />
6LIVE INTENTIONALLY. You will accept and love<br />
yourself more, whatever is happening in your life, when<br />
you live with purpose and design. If you choose one or<br />
two of these self-love actions to work on, you will begin<br />
to accept and love yourself more. Love is old as time and a natural<br />
human emotion. It is true that you can only love a person as much<br />
as you love yourself. <strong>The</strong> more self-love you have for yourself, the<br />
better prepared you are for healthy relating and well-being.<br />
ASPIRE<br />
CANTERBURY<br />
walkers to<br />
purchase<br />
(FroM $230)<br />
or hire<br />
$20<br />
per week<br />
Physical Address:<br />
314 Worcester Street<br />
Linwood Christchurch<br />
Disability Information Service – a ‘one stop<br />
information service’ which offers unbiased<br />
advice to assist people navigate their way to<br />
organisations or services that can provide them<br />
with support or advice.<br />
Aspire Canterbury Shop – shop online or call in<br />
to our shop at 314 Worcester Street and view our<br />
range of easier living products We also hire out<br />
wheelchairs, ramps and walkers.<br />
Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Service – a scheme<br />
which provides 50% discounts on taxi journeys to<br />
eligible people in the Christchurch area who, due<br />
to health conditions, are unable to access public<br />
transport. Contact us for more information on<br />
03 366 9093 or visit our website.<br />
Mobile Service – Fun interactive<br />
presentations of our information,<br />
services and easier living equipment.<br />
We come to you!<br />
Call Kylie Taylor on 022 676 5851 or email<br />
mobileservices@aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation<br />
providing services to the community since 1981<br />
Postal Address:<br />
PO Box 32074<br />
Christchurch 8147<br />
Ph: 03 366 6189<br />
Freephone: 0800 347 242<br />
Ph: (Total Mobility) 03 366 9093<br />
E: admin@aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
W: www.aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
Aspire Canterbury offers support, advice<br />
and resources to people with mobility<br />
issues and impairments.<br />
Removing barriers to everyday living for<br />
individuals, Aspire Canterbury inspires<br />
people to live life to the fullest no matter<br />
what their difficulties. <strong>The</strong> Disability<br />
Information Service is a source of<br />
valuable information about the various<br />
services available to people with short or<br />
long term impairments, to individuals<br />
and professionals from community<br />
organisations.<br />
Visit Aspire Canterbury’s shop at 314<br />
Worcester Street, or their online shop,<br />
selling a wide selection of easier living<br />
aids, they also hire out wheelchairs, ramps,<br />
walkers and crutches.<br />
Check out their online Community<br />
Services Directory which contains contact<br />
details of over 300 Canterbury support<br />
organisations.<br />
Aspire also has a mobile service which<br />
is available for free fun interactive<br />
presentations of all their equipment and<br />
services to retirement homes/villages and<br />
any other community groups wanting a<br />
speaker. Call Kylie Taylor on 022 676 5851<br />
or email for a booking.<br />
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