Tag: self love
It Took Listening To My Fear To Overcome Panic Attacks
It’s okay to feel afraid. Fear is a natural human emotion, and there are no “bad” emotions. When you feel fear, allow it to flow through you and release it. If you try to push it away, it will keep crying out until it’s acknowledged. That’s what happened when I was having panic attacks this… Read more
Envy Has Created a Depth of Love for Myself I Didn’t Know Possible
It means there is some part of me that I’m not loving. Envy. When I see an emotion in someone else that makes me feel admiration and yet insecure at the same time, I feel envy. Before me lies the perfect example of this emotion or quality, and I know I will never measure up.… Read more
Stop Treating Love Like Toilet Paper When it’s a Bidet
I think I love myself last sometimes. It’s like there’s only so much love to go around, and I have to make sure everybody gets enough, and I’ll take whatever is left over, which is stupid, because love is an unlimited resource. I’m so afraid of loving myself too much that I meter it out.… Read more
Love the Amazing Body You Inhabit
I love my body. I love its lithe gracefulness. I love its sturdy strength. I love its every jot and tittle, every scar and blemish. I love the scar on my left index finger, where I sliced it with a brand-new knife. I can still see the faint stitch marks running perpendicular to the white… Read more
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom: The Happiness Distraction Kit!
If you’ve ever experienced anxiety, there’s that dreadful moment when your throat closes, and it feels like someone has placed a 10lb sack of potatoes on your chest or in your stomach, and the overwhelming emotions threaten to take you under. You can tell yourself until you’re blue in the face that it’s all in… Read more