Thank you for sharing this Amanda. I felt this on quite a few levels as the journey of/to self love ain’t easy. I will say though, I did manage to get to the part where I couldn’t care less if I’m liked and so on and so forth, and girl when I tell you it feels sooooo good?! People are always gonna people - and whatever they feel about me is a direct reflection of their own bullshit. I say that to say, I can’t wait for you to get to that point, enjoy the journey 💜🌸
This was difficult to read because it hit home so much. I didn’t realize the words would send me through the feeling of emotions leaving my chest heavy and tight.
They surfaced and now I can process them with context. My self-love has been my focused intention all year and learning to love me unconditionally. Moments like your Target situation haunt me at times when I don’t speak up. You helped me realize speaking up for myself is an act of self-love so therefore I MUST do it for me and not shy away from it out of fear of being mean to them.
They can both coexist but my intention is what makes me emotional balanced. By my intention being to first love myself enough to speak my truth and not be poisoned by my silence.
Whew I could go on for days!!! I’m going to come back to this one a few times!
“Poisoned by my silence,” a perfect way to describe staying silent for the comfort of others. I’m happy you could take something from this piece and process the emotions that came up for you. It was difficult for me to write, but I’m glad I did because it seems to resonate with so many people. We are all on this speaking up, self love journey together. Thanks for reading ❤️
You are powerful and I'm enjoying witnessing your unfolding! Letting go of people-pleasing is the ultimate freedom. Good luck on your journey, my love!
I can really relate. I always had an honest, straightforward personality since the day I was born. I used to be happy and confident that way until enough people beat it into my head that there was something wrong with me. I think suppressing myself and my thoughts and feelings actually made me sick. I'm finding my confidence again in just being myself. And I'm also realizing that many people actually admire the same qualities in me that others have criticized. Thank you for this wonderful post!
It’s sad to see how society manipulates us into believing there’s something wrong with who we are. I’m happy to hear you’re coming back to yourself. Thank you for reading ❤️
Thank you for sharing this Amanda. I felt this on quite a few levels as the journey of/to self love ain’t easy. I will say though, I did manage to get to the part where I couldn’t care less if I’m liked and so on and so forth, and girl when I tell you it feels sooooo good?! People are always gonna people - and whatever they feel about me is a direct reflection of their own bullshit. I say that to say, I can’t wait for you to get to that point, enjoy the journey 💜🌸
Thank you Katie! Your note is so inspiring, I can’t wait to get to where you’re at on the journey. Thanks for reading ❤️
This was difficult to read because it hit home so much. I didn’t realize the words would send me through the feeling of emotions leaving my chest heavy and tight.
They surfaced and now I can process them with context. My self-love has been my focused intention all year and learning to love me unconditionally. Moments like your Target situation haunt me at times when I don’t speak up. You helped me realize speaking up for myself is an act of self-love so therefore I MUST do it for me and not shy away from it out of fear of being mean to them.
They can both coexist but my intention is what makes me emotional balanced. By my intention being to first love myself enough to speak my truth and not be poisoned by my silence.
Whew I could go on for days!!! I’m going to come back to this one a few times!
“Poisoned by my silence,” a perfect way to describe staying silent for the comfort of others. I’m happy you could take something from this piece and process the emotions that came up for you. It was difficult for me to write, but I’m glad I did because it seems to resonate with so many people. We are all on this speaking up, self love journey together. Thanks for reading ❤️
You are powerful and I'm enjoying witnessing your unfolding! Letting go of people-pleasing is the ultimate freedom. Good luck on your journey, my love!
Thank you so much ❤️
I can really relate. I always had an honest, straightforward personality since the day I was born. I used to be happy and confident that way until enough people beat it into my head that there was something wrong with me. I think suppressing myself and my thoughts and feelings actually made me sick. I'm finding my confidence again in just being myself. And I'm also realizing that many people actually admire the same qualities in me that others have criticized. Thank you for this wonderful post!
It’s sad to see how society manipulates us into believing there’s something wrong with who we are. I’m happy to hear you’re coming back to yourself. Thank you for reading ❤️