People talk a lot about self-love but aren’t actually ready to do what it takes to truly get there. Self-love isn’t just massages, spa days, yoga retreats, & facials. It’s setting firm boundaries, not just with your words, but through your actions. It’s staying away from people

“Social media has created jealous behavior over illusions. Some of you are envious of things, relationships, and lifestyles that don’t even exist”.

Being deep in your spiritual path means people asking what you’ve been up to and you having to discern if they even have the language and experience to understand.

A toxic person would rather lose you than apologize and take accountability for what they’ve done.

#Eclipse2024 Unedited pic of the view I had today 🤩😎

my hot take is i don’t think anybody should be dating until their shit is together. eating healthy, working out regularly, having a morning routine, a spiritual practice, a therapist, financial discipline. things like that have to come first.

Someone needs to hear this: you can have well respected, financially comfortable parents and still experience a difficult or abusive childhood.

Generational trauma shows up loudest in your family’s romantic relationships. Break the cycle.

Time does not heal all wounds. That’s why many people in their 80s are miserable, regretful, and bitter. Having someone listen with empathy heals wounds. Taking steps outside your comfort zone heals wounds. Letting yourself cry heals wounds. Physical touch from someone you trust

Someone that loves you will put in their best effort to communicate with you. No matter how poorly worded, or non-sensical, or emotional, or imperfect their attempts may seem, they'll keep trying to sort things out. They'll keep trying to better understand and be better

It's hard to be the black sheep. But it also gives you resilience, empathy, and the ability to break the cycle. This Is For The Black Sheep: (A THREAD🧵)

I’ve had two divorces. My understanding of love and commitment were all wrong. Here are 3 facts about relationships I wish I had known sooner:

20 truths you're too scared to hear:

Self-love is learning to choose yourself over your feelings for others. It's learning to trust patterns, not promises. It's learning to walk away from toxic people even when they mean the most to you. It's learning to heal and move on without an apology. It's learning to forgive

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The daughter who was told she was the "easy" child who puts everyone before herself. She walks around dissociated & anxious, daydreaming of a fantasy life. But you'd never know because she's a master at looking like she has it all together.

All of your relationships will get better when you learn you don't need to react to or fix people's problems. People just want to be heard and accepted. Maturing is realizing that everyone is capable and your role is to not be anyone else's savior.

People aren’t concerned with what’s true. They’re driven to believe what makes them feel most comfortable. Especially if it helps them avoid dark parts of themselves.

Some people will say they want the best for you, when they subconsciously mean: I want the version of you that is best for me.

Someone needs to hear this: cutting people out of your life who bring dysfunction and suffering into your life is the first sign you're starting to respect yourself.