That elusive pot of gold….it’s what life can feel like at times..always chasing something or someone. From people to success..it is exhausting, hurtful, unfulfilling and never attainable.
To go within and do the work to find the wounding from earlier years…to accept that we are enough in our own right..to need no outside validation from anyone to feel that we are worthy of love and acceptance just as we are. Period!
It is not selfish but indeed an act of love to think of ourselves first and foremost in our own lives. Self care and love should be taught from childhood. To survive and thrive we must stop and realize that we count..our hurts and feelings do count..if we do not think of and care for ourselves ..who will? It is not the responsibility of anyone else, as an adult, to nurture and feed our lack of self love. No matter how we chase that butterfly it will always elude us. We cannot find anything continually positive or any kind of lasting love without… if we do not first feel it within..it is not humanly possible.
Never would I deign to pass judgement on another when I can’t possibly know what hurt they are dealing with or knowing their battles. To sit in harsh judgment of anyone is a dangerous and destructive roller coaster with no good outcome for anyone. Their life and choices are not ours to determine on any level.
With that said we cannot allow another’s opinion to cause us to sit in harsh judgment of ourselves. We need to give ourselves the same courtesy that we extend to others. If I will not pass harsh judgment on anyone else then why would I rip myself apart doing that same thing to me? Rhetorical I know but we need to remember that when life becomes cold and chaos is surrounding us to be gentle with ourselves..extend the same kindness inward that we do outward…yes we count…yes we are enough…yes we are worthy of love and acceptance. It is not selfish it is necessary for life…for our very air to breathe.
Stop chasing love…stop chasing life …stop chasing approval…stop and just BE…breathe..accept..be thankful and grateful ..love you..love life and what it is that you dream. That elusive pot of gold on the other side of the rainbow already exists inside of your lovable worthy heart..it’s there inside YOU…nobody can steal that away from you!
This journey called life, our journey, is ours alone..nobody can live it for us..stop chasing and live it with every ounce of your being ❤️❤️❤️ the journey is short…don’t waste a second of it…
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 