What if it was possible to love yourself so fiercely that nothing could shake it off? What if I told you it was possible to feel wholly charged with the light and warmth that is already emulating inside you?
Self-love is not a one-size-fits-all answer, but there are things we can do to help ourselves find it ranging from finding our “why” to being still with our mind and body.
I will be sharing bits of my story along with helpful tips and advice that will help you discover your own path to self-love. Read on to learn more about my story of finding self-love and how I went from heartbreak to healing.
HOW IT STARTED
After a terrible relationship in college, I decided it was time for me to start loving myself. It was the moment when the pain I carried for so many years felt so unbearable that I knew something had to change. The breakup was the catalyst for my healing and the beginning of my self-love journey.
I spent my teenage years and early adulthood making parts of myself smaller in exchange for a love I didn’t believe I was capable of giving to myself.
YOU ONLY GET ONE, RIGHT?
Growing up, I found comfort in the idea that life would feel complete once I found that one big true love. If Carrie Bradshaw could find it, so could I, right?
You see the thing is, I thought that’s what I was supposed to need in life in order to feel complete. But the more I kept trying, the less whole I felt. From those years, I lost touch with myself and tried to make up for it by participating in relationships and friendships I thought would help me bring it back.
I don’t know if I was expecting someone to show up with a big silver platter of all the things that were supposed to make me happy, but I can assure you that the platter never came. But there was one thing, though, that showed up every day quietly waiting for me to welcome them in.
IT’S ALWAYS BEEN YOU, BABY
It was the moment I decided to sit still and be honest with myself that I realized the love I was looking for was within me, waiting to be nurtured this whole time. I tried to research ways to get past the discomfort and frustration that followed suit. I was most upset with myself for not seeing myself sooner, but it wasn’t until I stumbled upon Headspace that I realized the discomfort is necessary. I believe we call those “growing pains.” ?
Meditation was hard in the beginning. Sitting still and allowing things to simply “be” was not something I thought I would be keen to. Frankly, from the first day to the next 3 months after, I was ready to throw in the towel, but there was a small voice nagging me in my head to keep going. Then suddenly, something started to click.
I began to feel a rising energy build in my chest and I then unconsciously released a slow hum. It was then at that moment that I began to allow myself to feel safe and let go.
That was when the magic started. ✨
Chat Soon,
Mary
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