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1 " This was it. The reset she had been waiting for. But it didn’t happen as she had anticipated. It wasn’t luck or fate or a gift from the gods. It wasn’t circumstantial. It wasn’t handed down. It was earned. A thousand moments of self love that together formed the mountain she now stood upon, as she looked down upon the valley of opportunity she was finally ready to claim. "
― Melody Godfred , Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers
2 " I didn’t realize how much I was carrying until I put it all down. "
3 " I thought 2020 would be the year I got everything I wanted. Now I know 2020 is the year I appreciate everything I have. "
4 " We make it look easy. (It wasn’t. It isn’t. It never will be.) "
5 " I finally found my rhythm when I realized that even the steps backward were part of the dance. "
6 " If you’re only earning someone’s love by being less yourself, you’ve lost more than you’ve gained. "
7 " If your hard work feels unseen, stop making it look so effortless. "
8 " Choosing yourself doesn’t make self care easier. It takes WORK to show up for yourself every day. But it does make sacrificing, neglecting, doubting, and compromising yourself harder. You simply won’t settle for that anymore. "
9 " When I started approving my own choices, guilt and shame became powerless over me. "
10 " Sometimes I’m a joyful ray of sunshine. Sometimes I’m a melancholy beam of moonlight. Happy or sad, I am still whole, I am still worthy, I am still trying, I am still enough, I am still here, I am still me. "
11 " The sun is still the sun whether it rises or it sets, and the moon is still the moon whether it is full or a crescent. "
12 " Her happiness was hers to cultivate. She was the cause, the catalyst. "
13 " New dreams take time. If the door has closed on the future you thought you’d live, give yourself time to dream up a new one. "
14 " The feeling you get when you start listening to your inner voice instead of shushing it. "
15 " All is not lost; you’re still on your way. Keep going. "
16 " When you realize you’re the “one,” life becomes less about searching and more about living. "
17 " If life feels impossible, remember: if you change, everything changes. "
18 " I felt abandoned so I embraced my own company. "
19 " If putting everyone else’s needs first hasn’t worked, there is another option . . . "
