We all have various ways of dropping in and getting connected to ourselves. For one person it might be playing basketball. It's a good way to get in touch with how they feel. For somebody else, it might be taking a walk.

Meditation is like a giant broom for sweeping away any stagnant or blocked energy that you may have buried deep in your body.

The worst lies of all are the ones we tell ourselves. They are the most damaging.

Write down how you really feel, not how you wish you felt or how you think you should feel, but how you really feel. Don't try to change it. Honor it: "This is how I feel." Express it, and then it's not suppressed and stored somewhere in your liver or somewhere else.

That's like buying asparagus and then leaving it at the checkout. Why would you do that?

I urge people to get in touch with how you really feel, and don't lie to yourself. Absolutely don't. You may not necessarily be able to change something right now, but you need to know how you really feel.

The truth is, you are your own “special someone,” and loving yourself is the first step to finding love outside yourself.