The Journey Inward

Dear Love, what would you have me know today?

My sweet peach, self acceptance has been a wonderful step along your journey. Accepting your flaws and foibles and imperfections integrated all your parts and gave you full dimension. Putting aside notions of perfectionism and “should”and “must” began your liberation.

But your journey towards self-love is everything I want for you. I don’t want you to love yourself despite your flaws, I want you to love yourself because of them. The shadow parts of yourself that experience shame and unworthiness, jealousy and pettiness, are tied to the coping strategies you employed to survive all these years. As a child, you took care of yourself as best you could. There is so much to love in the way you have protected your heart from hurt, harm and humiliation. Moving past simply acknowledging your shadow traits to thanking them and loving them is next level.

Love yourself, Peach, with unbridled passion and compassion!

Photo: Rehoboth Beach, DE. 11.10.23 by JMR