What Is Self-Love?

I used to think that self-love meant focusing on the parts of me that I do love, looking in the mirror every day and telling myself “I love you.”

But I’ve been learning that true self-love means accepting and embracing all parts of me- my shadows and imperfections.

It means digging deep into my suffering and my triggers to embrace the totality of who I am.

Being brave enough to truly explore the shadows.

Truly feeling and acknowledging the pain and the darkness.

Learning to hold the pain just as much as the love.