I am so happy that this conversation happened. It was meant to be. I need to hear/see all of these things. I found this quote today and really liked it and believe it is absolutely true:
"We are born with self love. We didn’t have to learn it. We innately felt it."
I found a blog after searching, How Do I Love Myself. Basically she says that we are all born with self love, but some of us allow it to be pushed down so deep we don't even recognize it's there, oh, but it is. It never leaves.
I really felt comfort in that. I struggle so much with not loving myself. Honestly I struggle more with that than with drinking. My drinking is just a nasty side effect. Anyway, I felt comfort knowing that as I begin my search for self love, on this day, I don't have to look to far because it's already with me.
I feel like I've grown 10x's as a person since 9:00 this morning.
Thanks for sharing your words of wisdom, Weasel. Your words are very poetic and beautiful truths.