Living Life: February 28, 2019

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