To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #193       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         Self-love isn’t selfish.     Because without taking care of yourself, you are incapable of truly taking care of others.                     Somewhere between loving ourselves with no conditions and making our own love conditional for ourselves, we grew up. Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught that loving ourselves - that self-love is selfish. That to care for ourselves deeply is indulgent. That to choose ourselves is ego-centric and narcissistic. That the real definition of goodness means giving till it hurts, serving till we collapse, showing up till there is nothing left of us.           But that is not self love.That is self-abandonment dressed up as morality, as a virtue. There’s no way you can pour abundance from a cup that has already been depleted of love. Because a diminished person can still give, but they cannot always give cleanly.           When you do not have it within you to give more, yet you still do because it's the right thing to do, it may still look like care on the outside, but underneath it can carry exhaustion, resentment, need, control, martyrdom, or the silent ache of not being cared for in return. When you are empty of love, you may keep showing up for others while disappearing from your own life.           Self-love is not vanity. It is not self-obsession. It is choosing yourself first with a lot of compassion and empathy for others, not hate and disrespect. It is choosing not to abandon yourself while loving others. It is putting the Oxygen mask on yourself first before helping others.           Selfishness says, only I matter. Self-love says, I matter too. And that little ‘too’ changes everything.           Because the way you care for yourself too becomes the quality of care you bring into every relationship. If you speak to yourself harshly, ignore your limits, shame your needs, override your body, betray your truth, and keep abandoning your own inner life, that violence does not remain just to you. Sooner or later, it spills into your tone, patience, expectations, relationships, it permeates into every aspect of your life.           But when you learn to have love for yourself, truly care for yourself, you begin to love without conditions and hold space without losing yourself inside someone else’s storm.           The most loving version of you is not the one that is constantly exhausted, constantly self-sacrificing, constantly available, constantly emptying themselves out. The most loving version of you is the one that does not abandon itself in the act of loving… maybe just to be loved in an undercover way.                       Your guardian angels have a secret life. And they are secretly in love with you.                     Here's the big secret about the secret lives of your guardian angels.           They are workaholics. They are peeping toms. They are gossip mongers. They are nosey parkers. They are proactive to the point of being frustrating. They like to have fun at your expense.           They work 24/7, always watching over you and holding you in their protective embrace as they guard you and guide you until your last breath, their last mission, and the universe’s last light.           Sometimes, they save you from stepping over a banana peel and hurting your back by misplacing your car keys, so you have to spend a few extra moments inside the house while the sweeper sweeps the banana peel off the porch - all this without your knowing.           Sometimes, they create a little detour on the road so that you can arrive three minutes late, avoiding sharing the elevator with your ex, who is visiting someone in the same building.           Sometimes, they catch a fly and throw it over the edge right into your black coffee so you don't have to drink it and feel acidic.           Sometimes, they make the child miss the bus so you can become their superhero for the day by dropping them off at school.           They dispatch butterflies to make you reminisce about childhood, and they send memos to roses to dab on extra perfume so you can fall in love with life again.           They are peeping toms and nosey parkers. They sit in on all your meetings. They are hanger-ons at all your parties, and they don't shy away from keeping an eye on you even during your most private and intimate moments. They can even read your thoughts.           They also have a well-nurtured talebearers and informer network that thrives on gossip mongering and tattletaling. Your angels sneak out every night while you are in deep sleep to meet other angels and exchange notes. The outcome of these rendezvous sessions is that the next morning, your angels remove certain people from your life because the other angels had heard conversations that you should never know about. In weeks, you realize that some people have naturally just fallen off the grid and drifted away from your life - to another company, city, or country - removed from your energy field.           Your angels are right here. Be grateful.             Our upcoming retreats                         Mandi Sold Out 14th to 20th June     Mandi in summer is a calm escapade. Cool mountain air, green slopes, and quiet mornings create space to breath, rejuvenate and slow down.   More details         Kolhapur Last 6 Seats Left 12th to 18th July     Escape the city's clamor, reconnect with your inner light. Indulge in a life changing retreat, experiencing the discovery of your true self, within the arms of nature.   More details     Reignite conversation     Kasauli Last 6 Seats Left 13th to 19th September     The stunning vistas and holistic experiences at Kasauli create the perfect space for self-discovery and ensure this retreat is a transformative and unforgettable experience.   More details     Reignite conversation           This week, let's revisit     Udaipur October 2025                         Experience a life full of purpose                     My purpose is to facilitate and teach people to be the most evolved versions of themselves.   Jyotsna Singh Kasauli, April 2023         The purpose of my life is to create wealth and respect for artisans who are reigniting Indian handicrafts in people's hearts.   Pankaj Bhaandari Kasauli, April 2023               For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                           Mantra Gold Coatings & The White Paper Creative         Sunita Somani         Pedal On               View Our Collabs for Joy                   creativegarh.com             You are receiving this newsletter because either you have subscribed to it through our website, interacted with us by filling an invite form or because you have asked us to put you on the database. 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