When I was 3 I knew you loved me
When I was 4 I was sure you loved me
When I was 5 I was scared you didn’t love me
When I was 6 I was worried that you stopped loving me
When I was 7 I didn’t know why you ignored me
When I was 8 I was too scared to think about if you loved me
When I was 9 I was sad that you might not love me
When I was 10 I tried to make you love me
When I was 11 I was sure it was my fault that you didn’t love me
When I was 12 I was ashamed that I was growing up
When I was 13 I thought you might love me because I was growing into a woman
When I was 14 I knew you stopped loving me
When I was 15 I thought I might be wrong and you would love me
When I was 16 I gave up on trying to get you to love me
When I was 17 I dreamed you loved me
When I was 18 I stopped loving you
When I was 19 I stopped loving me
When I was 20 I hated me
When I was 21 I hated you
When I was 58 I forgave me by loving me
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It is easy to get caught up in thinking that our disappointments and lost directions are a waste of time. When we fall into this cycle, we tend to forget the positive power of these setbacks.…
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I have been hiding part of my truth. I needed to take the time to honor the process and allow myself to heal, take back my life and embrace the power that lies inside me.…
