For so very long, I based my own personal worth and acceptance of myself on how OTHERS loved me. How liberating it is to truly love, admire and accept the woman I am...AS I AM RIGHT NOW, and as the wonderful woman of strength that I KNOW GOD has planned for me to become. How amazing it is to feel WHOLE and FULFILLED and full of PEACE....regardless of whether or not I am loved by another. And yet....how liberating and rich and genuinely PURE and REAL it is to LOVE ANOTHER...after now TRULY LOVING MYSELF FIRST. So richly blessed to have learned this...and to believe it with my entire being...while I am still so very young. How did I ever manage to live, and LOVE, any other way?!

Thank you for this post. I needed this one today.
Posted by: Darci | November 03, 2011 at 12:09 AM