Loveworks!
The Rodan Foundation’s Publication for The Love Awakening
April 2025
The Love Awakening (TLA) is the service arm of The Rodan Foundation. The TLA offers self-empowerment tools and courses designed to help you awaken and reclaim your personal power through positive living. We live the power of love through volunteer efforts supporting the people and the environment in our local and extended communities.
Our mission is to assist humanity in awakening to the power of love. Our intention is to help others awaken to who they truly are and use that awakening for the greater good. Our vision is the collective awakening of humanity, bringing forth harmony and unity for all. Join us as we learn and grow in the ways of living love and loving life!
Fierce Self-Love
Why Loving Yourself is a Bold Act
Self-love. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot—plastered on social media, printed on t-shirts, and whispered in self-care circles. But too often, it’s portrayed as something soft, indulgent, even passive.
A bubble bath here, a scented candle there. While those things can be wonderful, real self-love runs much deeper—and it’s far from flimsy. In fact, true self-love is fierce. It’s an act of strength, courage, and resilience.
The Misconception of Self-Love as Soft
Somewhere along the way, self-love got a reputation for being all about ease, comfort, and treating yourself. And while there’s nothing wrong with a little indulgence, self-love isn’t just about feeling good in the moment—it’s about standing up for yourself, setting boundaries, and making choices that serve your long-term well-being. It requires honesty, self-discipline, and sometimes, tough love.
The Fierce Side of Self-Love
Real self-love isn’t about avoiding discomfort; it’s about facing it. It’s about:
– Setting boundaries – Saying no when something doesn’t align with your values or well-being.
– Holding yourself accountable. Recognizing when you need to make changes and having the courage to do so.
– Advocating for yourself. Asking for what you need, whether in relationships, the workplace, or your personal life.
– Walking away from toxicity – Whether it’s a harmful relationship, a draining job, or even your own self-doubt, fierce self-love means knowing when to let go.
– Owning your worth – Not waiting for external validation, but recognizing your own value.
Self-Love as a Revolutionary Act
When there’s so much in the world that profits from your self-doubt—where industries thrive on making you feel “not enough”—choosing self-love is a radical act. It’s a rejection of the messages that tell you to be smaller, quieter, less demanding. It’s deciding to take up space, to be unapologetically yourself, and to demand the same kindness from yourself that you would give to others.
The Balance of Kindness and Strength
True self-love is a balance of compassion and strength. It’s being kind to yourself but also being willing to do the hard work—whether that’s healing, growth, or stepping into your power. It’s about recognizing that loving yourself doesn’t mean avoiding challenges; it means facing them head-on with the belief you are worth the effort.
A Call to Action: Embrace Fierce Self-Love
So today, on International Self-Love Day, let’s move beyond the clichés. Let’s redefine self-love as something bold, resilient, and, yes, fierce. Love yourself enough to make the tough choices. Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Love yourself enough to step fully into your worth. Because self-love isn’t about escaping reality—it’s about shaping it. And that? That takes courage.
Dr. David R. Hamilton, 2/2025
The "I Love Me" MeditationTM
The "I Love Me" Meditation is a simple and profound heart-centered practice of generating your personal frequency of love. It will teach you how to activate your natural capacity to generate and experience love through conscious awareness and conscious choice. This practice helps us to awaken. It encourages personal empower-ment, greater self-esteem and self-discovery as we learn practical means of replacing fear and negative frequency with the most powerful force in the universe: Love!
The “I Love Me” meditation series and the “Embrace of Acceptance” series are available on the free Insight Timer App. To listen, download the app or visit https://insig.ht/jErOcnXnjub
Upcoming April Activities and Volunteer Events
April's Sing & Share
April 13th! 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Burlingame Senior Living!
250 Myrtle Street Burlingame, CA 94010
Join with us as we delight and inspire the elders of our community with lively company, silly joke time, and a fun, oldies-but-goodies sing-along with musical accompaniment. Don't sing well? Don't worry! All you need is a heart full of goodness and a smile. Please come live your love with us! Adults and children of all ages are welcome.
The Embrace of LoveTM
The Embrace of LoveTM is a guided meditation series which uses profound philosophy and gentle guidance to deepen your healing relationship with yourself as you are connected with the empowering presence of acceptance. Listen to a free recording on The Love Awakening's website and discover more about our organization and activities: theloveawakening.org
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WHAT IS LOVE?
Love is one of those feelings that everyone talks about but might be a bit tricky to put into words. It's much more than just really liking someone. It's about a deep bond and connection that makes you care about someone in a special way.
There are different kinds of love out there. For instance, there's the love we feel for our family, like our parents, brothers, and sisters. This bond feels strong and permanent. Then there's the love we have for our friends. We stick together, have fun, and support each other through good and bad times. And, of course, there's romantic love, which is the one that gives you those butterflies in your stomach when you think about someone special.
But why is love so important? Well, it makes us feel happy, safe, and valued. When we know someone loves and supports us, it gives us strength and confidence. It can be like a safety net, helping us get through the rough patches in life.
Just like everything valuable in life, love needs to be taken care of. Imagine love as a garden. If you water it, give it sunlight, and remove the weeds, it will flourish. This means we should listen to each other, be kind, spend quality time together, and say "sorry" when we mess up.
In the end, love is what makes life rich and meaningful. It’s everywhere, from our family at home to our friends at school or work, and even those special moments with someone who makes our heart skip a beat. Even when it gets tough, love is always worth it. Always share love. Never stop loving. Sahil Patel, medium.com