21 Songs of Self Love

""We live in a world where we can easily lose our inner voice chasing dreams that other people have portrayed as worthy. We compare everything from our living standards, homes, achievement of our children, cars, salaries and materialistic possessions to the number of followers and likes on social media. In the process we are always short of other peoples expectations. Those who have already been there and done that and achieved more. Life instils in us a feeling of incompleteness, inadequacy that often breeds insecurity, anxiety and stress. The fear of missing out (FOMO), as it has been called, is the search for yet another selfie-worthy experience. Experiences that are short lived and make us yearn for more. Is there another way to live? Is there another way to experience life? Are there more effective ways to celebrate other people? How do we disconnect and disengage with the always on, ever connected world? Increasingly we find ourselves being offered hacks and quick fixes. Ten steps to something and then seven surprising ways to do something else. As you go through them with much hope and anticipation, you have a vague sense that they are all things you already know at some level or will forget soon enough. Perhaps it is about discovering the little voice that is deep inside us. The voice that we can hear only when all other noise - external and internal - becomes quiet. The voice that needs deep love and nurturing care. Only when we value ourselves can we appreciate all that life has to offer. With extreme care, we can build our self-esteem, heal our wounds and traumas, repair our hurt and carry on with life as we were meant to - appreciating all the gifts it has to offer. Written as 21 songs, each song in this collection addresses an aspect of self love and care. Ranging from stress, anxiety, hurt, feelings of insecurity and anger to appreciating our physical existence. Each song is meant to be used as an affirmation and a meditative reflection. It is also a celebration of every moment of life and every breath we take.""