The most important relationship of our life is the one we have with ourselves.

As I think about and feel the energy of this day, the energy that speaks to us of our divinity and reminds us of the sacred altar that our body is, of how perfect our being is, I find myself wondering what we would do if, for a time, we were responsible for caring for the body and the whole being of someone else, someone we love deeply. Would we judge harshly how that person looks or who they are, would we ignore their natural rhythms, be careless about how they are nourished or how much movement they receive, or would we treat them with care, with love, with patience, with awareness and compassion? And from there comes the question of why it is sometimes so hard to do this in our own lives, why offering ourselves that same love can feel so difficult. I believe this day reminds us of this and invites us to see the importance of loving ourselves as we are, of caring for our own being, of prioritizing and respecting our needs. It invites us to give ourselves, as the seeds we are, the time and the conditions needed to grow and to flourish.

La relación más importante de nuestra vida es la que tenemos con nosotros mismos.

Pensando y sintiendo la energía de este día, esa energía que nos habla de nuestra divinidad y nos recuerda el altar sagrado que es nuestro cuerpo, lo perfecto que es nuestro ser, me puse a pensar qué haríamos si por un tiempo estuviéramos a cargo de cuidar el cuerpo y el ser de alguien más, de una persona a quien amamos profundamente. ¿Juzgaríamos duramente cómo se ve o cómo es esa persona, ignoraríamos sus ritmos naturales, descuidaríamos con qué se nutre o cuánto movimiento recibe, o la trataríamos con cuidado, con amor, con paciencia, con consciencia y compasión? Y desde ahí surge la pregunta de por qué a veces nos cuesta tanto hacer esto con nosotros mismos, por qué no nos tratamos con ese mismo amor. Creo que este día nos recuerda eso, nos invita a mirar la importancia de querernos como somos, de cuidarnos, de priorizarnos y respetarnos, de darnos, como esa semilla que somos, el tiempo y las condiciones para crecer y florecer.

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Denise Barrios

Following the footsteps of her family, Denise started her spiritual path at the age of 15, when she began traveling frequently to the highlands in her home of Guatemala to learn about Maya culture from the elders. She is the author of the book "The Energies of the Day" which is a daily guide to the energies of the Sacred Cholq'ij Calendar.

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