The Bravery of Self Love- Installment #1

Taking a journey as a dreamer, you don’t exactly know how to deal with the pitfalls that seem to be waiting at every turn, or to make peace with being in your late twenties and still coming across those seemingly insurmountable obstacles that keep insisting it’s just not time for you to live your dream yet. We blame the need for financial security and the job market for being stuck where we are and tend to avoid our own role in not being all we have ever wanted to be. I’m learning that I could be fighting more, that I convince myself that I have no words when they are already here inside me, and I’m too concerned with how they are received, or that my differences will always stand in the way of others taking me seriously.

A necessary part of choosing love is choosing to love ourselves. It can be the most challenging kind of love to add to your life, but you do have the power to achieve it. My circumstance can make me feel as though no one will ever truly know what my message is or understand how I want to contribute to this world. I come across those who think that living with physical challenges makes you brave, and yet, at the same time, they think that you are weaker that the rest, that you know less than they do, and that you need to be helped and guided in almost everything you do. They don’t see the person inside, with big ideas and the ability to think for themselves, take care of themselves and make important, critical life decisions. There are many that know that this is the truth, but the ignorance still exists almost everywhere you go. I wish that I could say that this doesn’t affect my confidence, but it does. Even so,  I know who I am, I love being a writer, helping others and celebrating the beauty in life, and inspiration is my greatest  treasure, and why I keep on weaving words as often and as passionately as I can.

Loving yourself takes being put down time and time again. It takes learning how to not let others take advantage of your kindness. It takes sticking to your ideals even when the world is on the opposite site. It means letting go and surrendering yourself to trust that you have a role in the universe, a purpose only you can fulfill. Loving yourself is the bravest step you can take in life as you decide to choose love instead.

I’m still fighting to reach this destination, and as I return to Chose Love Instead, I wanted to let out a bit of my struggle with self love, to begin to patiently push myself further in that direction. Perhaps we can help each other to get a little better at choosing this path each day, by being courageous enough to share our stories, and patient enough to listen to and try to understand the ones that we haven’t yet absorbed.