Self Love
All relationships start with the one we have with ourselves.
In a world that constantly reinforces that we aren’t enough. You need to get in touch with who you are. Tune out from the mainstream news, TikTok, and even your family & friends who live in fear and exude toxicity into your experience. DECIDE FOR YOURSELF what is right and what you need. This will take time. We have been programmed our whole life to believe in the systems that rule over us. Read, meditate, seek therapy, dance, be in nature, be silent, take a walk.
The first step is awareness. Pay attention to how your body feels in certain situations and around specific people. Your gut, which is also your intuition, will tell you what your truth is. It will take time and practice, but your intuition will develop over time. Have grace and radical kindness with yourself FIRST. We all make mistakes, and we are all learning as we go.
Once you have found your truth, speak it. I have spent a lifetime listening and learning, and now is my time to use my voice and share the wisdom I have acquired - a product of knowledge and lived experience. We teach people how to treat us. And we create our reality by what we tolerate, and how we spend our time. Make changes gradually. Start with relationships that have low risk, like acquaintances that are negative or unreliable. Setting boundaries gets easier the more you do it. DARE TO CREATE AND ASK FOR THE WORLD YOU WANT.
Trauma is stored in our bodies. Trauma from childhood, current relationships, the shock of covid lockdowns, and intergenerational trauma are present in all of our lives. Our relationship to ourselves is shaped through all of this garbage and needs to be released. Talk about your experiences, journal them, and move your body through dance, exercise or literally “shaking it out”. I have found that when I am physically active, I strengthen my literal back bone and figurative back bone as well.
Once you discover who you are, you can more easily discern (decide) what is right or wrong for you. Giving to others at the expense of your self can be self-abandonment which results in feelings of resentment. It is through HONOURING YOURSELF FIRST that you are better able to care for others.
Own the fact that you are different. The world needs who you were made to be. Embrace your individuality, cultivate self-love and extend compassion to everyone you meet.
You & I are Creator’s gift to the Earth, let's ACT LIKE IT.
Last Updated on August 28, 2023