I have been so hard on myself for having chronic fatigue syndrome, for being anxious, for not being good enough, for having cellulite, for not “getting better” fast enough and for so many other reasons.
You know what though? I am more than good enough and my journey through life is amazingly valid. Today, my heart said, “give yourself time and be proud of everything you are healing, overcoming and learning through your challenges and feelings. “
My heart asked me to share its messages with you too. Please give yourself time and grace. You are so worthy of receiving that, even if you don’t know how to give that to yourself. You are precious and you matter 💖.
If it hurts to read that because you don’t feel able or worthy of receiving it, you are super precious and you matter. I used to not believe those words, and I definitely didn’t know how to say kind things to myself. I learned how to do that in 2015, and it gets easier every day…please give yourself time to learn to love and honor yourself.
By giving ourselves time, instead of keeping ourselves in a pressure cooker, we learn that we are valid. We learn that our worth is not determined by our circumstances or how quickly or slowly we heal or learn to love ourselves.
Let’s give ourselves time to learn how to be with ourselves while we do hard things. Let’s give ourselves time to honor our pain, joy, anger and sadness. Let’s give ourselves time to get to know our bodies and what they need from us. Let’s give ourselves time to be fully us and to reclaim any banished parts of ourselves.
This isn’t a race and there are no prizes. The rewards are huge though; being able to love yourself, being able to connect to the needs of your body, heart, mind and soul, and more.
If you’re interested, this is the video that sparked a love revolution within me: https://youtu.be/ZjwTW-sjIto
Big hugs and take all the time you need!
Xoxoxo
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PhD in Being Me 
Thank you Bradlee for sharing your beautiful smile and light. I have always struggled with allowing my inner and external pressure of life to engulf me. Not giving myself time to learn new things. Am learning and feeling to grow within and allow and giving my heart more grace and love. Healing of pain and hurt is constant cycle of ebbs abs flows. Each day I strive towards a more healthy loving soul within. Carla xo
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Hi sweetie Carla, yes! I can so relate to what you shared. Last Friday I just felt this need to write about giving ourselves time, probably because I have spent so much time and energy rushing myself to “get better”. I think the process of growing and maturing is important 💖, well, at least I do lately. Other times I am impatient! May we all be patient and loving as we grow, heal and blossom. Thank you for reading and commenting, it means a lot to me! Xoxoxo
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