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About LAVA
About LAVA
LAVA ~ Love, Attention, Validation, and Acceptance ~ is a concept that evolved in recovery from Sex and Love Addiction (SLAA). We discovered that our families of origin had neglected to give us enough LAVA, which caused us to be deeply disconnected from ourselves and our Higher Power.
So therefore, we desperately tried to get LAVA from others: in sexual relationships, people-pleasing, and emotional dependency, but external LAVA is both unreliable and insufficient. We were left exhausted, heartbroken, and in deep despair.
Through SLAA and LAVA, we we learned to give ourselves all of the love, attention, validation, and acceptance that we sought and is our birthright. We discovered that LAVA transforms our recovery.
The best place to start is by reciting the following LAVA prayers, writing the following Daily Declarations, attending LAVA meetings, and reading LAVA literature.
The LAVA Prayer
I love myself.
I forgive myself.
I believe in myself.
I am proud of myself.
The LAVA Intimacy
(Into-Me-See) Prayer
I see you.
I hear you.
I understand you.
I care about you.
I love you.
The LAVA Power Prayer
I am worthy.
I am enough.
I am capable.
I am allowed.
Daily Unconditional Self-Love Declaration
In addition to saying and writing the LAVA Prayer, saying and writing your Daily Declaration of Unconditional Self-Love every day, without exception, just like you shower, brush your teeth, and take your vitamins is the deep, daily work that will make all of the difference. Doing so will pay off in big self-love rewards that will be noticeable and measurable. Don’t cheat yourself out of this gift or deep healing and recovery.
Consistency in this practice sharpens your awareness and is the key to the success of your unconditional self-love practice. Love yourself enough to get a notebook specifically dedicated to this purpose. The consequences of not doing this are to neglect and minimize the impact and power of this practice. This practice begins and is at the heart of the new relationship you are building with yourself.
Today, I love myself enough to....
If I don’t, the price I will pay is...
If I do, the reward I will receive is...
Today, I love myself enough not to...
If I do, the price I will pay is...
If I don’t, the reward I will receive is...
Today, I love myself unconditionally,
No matter what ~ no exceptions.
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