Are you struggling with self-love? Remember, you are worthy of love and respect - both from others and yourself! It's important to take care of yourself both physically and mentally, and that includes practicing self-love. Don't be too hard on yourself and embrace your flaws, because they make you unique and special. Treat yourself with kindness, and the love and positivity will radiate from within. Let's spread the message of self-love and inspire others to do the same.
Love, just like our own growth, evolves and matures over time. There is the honeymoon stage. This is the stage where everything seems perfect, carefree, and fun. You're infatuated and smitten, and everything seems and feels perfect. When many people think about 'falling in love', this is the stage that they are thinking about. When… Continue reading The Stages of Love
There are some words that just capture the things that matter so well. Like many things, media is a powerful tool that has the ability to give us a lens into ourselves… but it can also be used to manipulate and separate. It's easy for me to focus on the things that I hate about… Continue reading Breathe and Decide
It's not fine, but it'll be okay. There was something so reassuring and affirming about hearing those words. Countless times throughout the day we are asked how we are and many of us respond automatically with those simple two words, "I'm fine." Or, how many times have we been treated in ways that are the… Continue reading It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay
If you don't love yourself and feel wholly worthy as you are, this is the evidence. These are the landmines you're planting your relationships. The doubts, the questioning, the need for validation, and for someone else to be responsible for your emotional regulation. I know, because I used to plant them and then be surprised when they would erupt in my face.
"Dressing 'Single'" Recently I reflected on what happens when you step outside of your comfort zones to change, grow, and bloom into something new. The external result of your internal changes may be to make others uncomfortable with the new and unfamiliar version of you. There will be those that cannot continue on a mutual… Continue reading The Pull of Self Abandonment
If you wish to earn her, You must meet her. Find her soul and capture her there.
When you're able to truly tap into your own desires, wants, and power it can initially feel uncomfortable, selfish, and can be laden in guilt. At least, this is how it is feeling for me. So many of my patterns involve me considering and putting others' thoughts, feelings, and desires ahead of my own, so… Continue reading Pattern Breaking
Ignoring a broken bone doesn't fix it. If left untreated the problem only gets worse and leads to complications and more pain and suffering. The same is true of our internal injuries. Tend them as tenderly, if not more so, than a broken bone. Perhaps, like a broken bone, if given this intentional space the heart can heal just as strong - if not more so - as before the breaking?
I have placed my self worth, like a gift, into the hands of others assuming that if someone else found me desirable, lovable, admirable, and attractive then that must be true.
