I invite you to create loving, internal conversations with yourself about yourself. No one else can do this for you but you. You are so worth it!

So instead of saying things like, "you're so stupid, I can't believe you did that", try "that was good experience and now you can choose differently next time." Beating yourself up is not nice. Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

Create the loving relationship with yourself that you would like to have with another.

If you're not willing to experience it for yourself, how do you expect someone else to be able to help you experience it? Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

The most important opinion is the one that you have of yourself.

Looking to others for validation or fulfillment is a sure recipe for disaster and ruin. Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

Feel the love flow through you as you extend yourself unconditionally out into the world!

My friend Cynthia Lamb says, "the safest place is bold as brass". Boldness can be exhilarating for you and everyone around you. Can you dare to extend yourself to the world today?

Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

What makes your heart flutter with joy?

When was the last time your heart fluttered with joy? Could you allow it to happen everyday and be okay with it? Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

When you hook yourself up with yourself and allow yourself to feel the elation of connecting to your inner being, higher power, Christ consciousness, or whatever you want to call it, just know that you have the power to feel this good all of the time! It's a choice, Your choice.

That means you're never truly "alone". Woo Hoo. Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

When we choose not to listen to our inner voice, we often find ourselves in situations that are less than desirable.

Been there done that and I'm over it. How about you? Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.

When we are able to turn down the volume of our mind chatter, we can begin to hear ourselves!

And you might be surprised how much you know and how much knowledge you have access to with the push of a button if you'll just be still and listen. Quotes above are taken from the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You. Editorial responses by Gal VanIZed. Go to AskJamieLerner.com and get practical advice about real issues that impact your life and lives of those you love.