The Choices We Make When We Don't Love Ourselves

There is a version of me that I had to grieve.

The woman who accepted breadcrumbs because she thought they were enough.

The woman who confused attention with affection

The woman who apologized for asking for the bare minimum

The woman who stayed because she believed being chosen was better than being alone.

Looking back, I don't. judge her.

I understand her.

Because a lack of self-love doesn't always sound like , " I hate myself ".

Sometimes it sounds like:

" Maybe he'll change"

"At least I'm not alone"

"If I love him enough, maybe he'll love me back"

"Maybe I'm asking for too much."

Those thoughts don't come from confidence.

They come from believing your worth depends on someone else's ability to see it.

Self-love isn't just bubble baths and affirmations

It's the decision to stop abandoning yourself for people who have already abandoned you.

Healing begins when you stop asking,

" Why wasn't I enough"

And start asking,

" Why was I settling for less than I deserved?"

Today , I choose differently.

Not because I'm perfect

But because I finally believe I'm worthy of the love I've been searching for.

WRITTEN by R E C L U S I V E