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I’m starting a new feature here on the blog. Back in April I shared 30 days of Selfie Tips for you and if you don’t have the E-Book of all 30 Tips, it’s my gift to you when you join the mailing list and you can find that link here!
Ever since then I’ve been wanting to share MORE tips with you so I’ve decided to make it a regular feature. Each Monday I’ll be brining you a selfie tip to try during the week. Much like the 30 days of tips, some will be creative, some technical and all will be filled with the energy of learning to see yourself with kindness through your camera. Of course, when you join in for the Be Your Own Beloved class you get even more tips and support (oh, and class starts soon)!
You’ll find the weekly tip here as well as on Instagram!
So let’s get started. Today’s tip is one I recommend especially when folks are just starting out on their selfie journey or are wanting to get back into the practice of using it as a tool for self-compassion and self-care.
Find a selfie spot!
Find a spot where you can find some solitude, some privacy and perhaps even feel like you have some safe sacred space to explore seeing yourself through a lens of kindness.
The fun thing is there is probably already a place that you see or go throughout your day that could be your selfie spot. Having it be a place you can go amongst your daily routine is ideal because we want to create a practice of taking little moments to take selfies, to share your day, to check in with yourself.
The benefits of finding a selfie spot are:
- The place or time itself is a reminder to check in with yourself.
- You’ve chosen this spot because it feels like you can have a few moments alone to take a selfie. There becomes a safe place for you to honour your selfie journey and take a few moments for yourself.
Are you thinking of a spot already?
Here are a few ideas that come to mind.
A Background – Like today’s example photo, finding a spot where you love the background and you can take some quiet time to take a selfie there. This spot is one of my go-to selfie spots. It’s almost always shady, the leaves awaiting me as a backdrop. It is also a place I go very regularly. Could there be a fence in your yard, maybe a favourite wall in your house or a spot near the window? Take a look around you right now, I bet there could be a go-to selfie spot right where you are.
A Time – It doesn’t even need to be a place. What about a time in your day where you get a moment of solitude. An early morning walk with your dog?
A Practice – Are there practices or routines you do each day that could be a place to pause and take your self-love selfie? Your morning cup of tea? When you open up the blinds each morning to look out the window? When you meet yourself on the yoga mat? Could this be your selfie spot where you also pause to check in with yourself and explore looking into the lens with compassion?
A Shut Door – I’d be remiss to not bring this part up as it was where my selfie journey really began. With a shut door and the washroom to myself. Yup! For many of us, that might be the only place we’re going to get privacy and a bit of time to yourself each day. The benefit is that usually the washroom has great lighting and walls to use as a backdrop…for reals…your selfie spot can be your washroom (and I even have some extra tips for you about taking photos there in this post)
I hope this has you thinking of a selfie spot, a place where you can pause and feel like you have a few moments to explore taking a selfie. Creating a regular practice of taking them helps us lessen the fear and step into our visual story. Especially if you’re finding yourself shy about taking selfies in public, starting with a spot we feel comfortable in and creating a practice there can make a big difference.
Want to join me? Ponder your selfie spot and throughout the week try to pause there throughout your day and take a photo. It’s not about getting the same photo in the same spot…not at all. But giving yourself a comfortable place to share what is going on for you that day through the camera. Share your selfie spot with the Be Your Own Beloved community through the #beyourownbeloved hashtag on Instagram (and of course you’re always welcome to share any selfies exploring self-compassion through the hashtag too). I love getting to see your selfie and cheer you on in your journey.
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