11/16/2021
What does 💖 self-love mean to you? The past two weeks have been a dream and a gift unfortunately I had to hit bottom to realize what self-love is and that I come first…
…no my work, no my house, not even my family. I come first! I had to learn that I couldn’t take care of my job, my home or my family if I didn’t take of myself first.
I spent my life putting my needs last and as life goes on I kept running on empty everyday until I snap. I exploded with anger and imploded with sadness that was my bottom.
It took a whole team of experts to get me out of my bottom and I learn about self-love. The past two weeks I have been exploring self-love and what that actually meant for me. What is self-love? Sure I heard it before but I actually didn’t know what it truly meant.
For me self-love became prioritizing me and my needs - sounds selfish I thought? 🤔 It is the opposite because by prioritizing your needs, I will show up as the best version of myself for my family, friends, job, and for you - YES I want to show up as my best self for you 💕
How I have been practicing self-love:
❤️🔥 Cleaning and decluttering one drawer and closet at a time. Organizing and cleaning is therapeutic and it feels like hitting the reset button
❤️🔥 Journaling my thoughts: it helps to organize your ideas and see what’s rational and irrational - spoiler alert most of our thoughts are irrational in a depressed brain.
❤️🔥 Listening to music while I make my bed - making my bed makes me feel accomplished and productive, it sets my day.
❤️🔥 Waking everyday no matter what I walk my dogs everyday. I take an intentional walk and I focus on taking in all the details of nature.
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