"Love yourself, love your scars."
- quoted from We Are Survivors International
Joy lives, love lives, and it lives in you, if you allow it.
It's an old, worn out, story and I choose to live in the here and now, so, I'll just share for a moment:
I have an awesome, loving life now, but in the past, long ago, this body knew anorexia, bulimia and a mild form of cutting.
I hid it well, as well as I hid the problems I was running from.
I share the past, in this moment, as a form of support to those healing or dealing with these issues now.
To me, the hurting of one's self in those above mentioned ways, is a BIG, neon sign of the need to
SELF-LOVE!
Instead of trying to hurt the vulnerable person within, try reaching out for help and nurturing yourself by doing things you love.
Fill yourself with love from within.
You are important, you matter, you deserve GOOD!!!
Next time you see your 'scars', remember they are in the past and they don't define who you are, but they helped shape the wonderful person you are now so you can see others with eyes of compassion too.
How about saying an "I love you" to your scars if you have them visible, or by repeating it while looking into your eyes in the mirror, if your scars are hidden?
I LOVE YOU. Yes, you can say it to yourself, it's that simple! When you do it, you allow an opening for more love and for joy to enter.
That's probably the only thing I know for sure in this life, so far:
Love lives,
Joy lives,
and it lives in you,
if you allow it.
Allow it!!!
It's a beautiful place to be.
smile emoticon -Kristy McAdams, www.energyofangels.com
Energy of Angels #wuvip
