30/03/2026
We are all born worthy and deserving of love.
Take a moment to really sit with that⦠and notice if you truly believe it about yourself.
Because for most of my life, I didnāt.
I felt so unworthy and undeserving, that I was different, that love wasn't available to me, that each "bad" act over my lifetime was so shameful and made me such a bad person that I was unworthy and undeserving of love.
But I've learnt to know and understand that every single soul on this planet was born worthy and deserving love, including me.
And it all starts with loving ourselves.
Loving all the parts of ourselves, even the things we dislike or feel ashamed about.
Loving ourselves unconditionally, warts and all...because isn't that what we want from others? Well we must start with ourselves first.
Being compassionate with ourselves as we would with others, to forgive ourselves for the mistakes we made, the things we did - or didn't do - that we wish we'd done differently.
To know that our past mistakes don't define who we are today. When we see them as opportunities for learning we can use those mistakes as a springboard for becoming the person we are growing into.
Because the things we feel ashamed about are the things we fear that others will judge us for. When we spend our lives worrying about what others think of us...then we live no life at all. We cannot be true to ourselves when we're trying to be the person we think and hope will be loved and accepted.
When you can love and accept yourself then you never need to worry about what other people think. Your only focus needs to be on the following questions:
"Am I being true to myself in this moment?"
"Am I saying yes to please someone else or because it's what I truly want?"
Loving yourself allows you to
šOpen your heart to love in all its forms
šLiberates you from constantly trying to conform to other's expectations
šAllows you to become authentically yourself
šAllows you to be more compassionate and forgiving of others
š¤©Creates peace in your life because it allows you to live more in the moment
We are all born worthy and deserving of love... š„³
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