What does loving yourself mean to you?
I was moved today when answering a post about self love.
I posed a question that as I was tying I realized I was not sure I could answer for myself..... But I kept typing.... Wanted to see what came out.
I surprised myself... And made me tear up....
What does loving yourself mean to you?
Well I really never considered it?
How do you know when you feel it? Or know it?
What's the experience like if you had to describe it to someone... Maybe even your own child?
Part of my answer included the words below.
To me? It's the understanding I give myself when I mess up. The reassurance I can try again.
To me? It's finding ways to give those gifts I do have freely to others so they feel love.
To me? It's taking a moment to look around me and know I am part of something larger than me and that I have something to contribute. Large or small I can. So I do.
WTH... I had no idea I felt that way... I learned something today.
There are no silver bullets to what we face... Be it drinking..drugging.. Or anything else. We must rise up to solve them ourselves.
But I am finding, with the help of everyone here, that there are golden keys that will unlock our doors.
Today, I reminded myself that self love is one of those keys.
Without it so many other things would simply not be worth it.
So... What does loving yourself mean to you? I'd like to know.
Ken