THE A IN SELF LOVE

“Like anyone you love, you have to learn to respect yourself and that means becoming a person you’re proud of — one who holds themselves to commitments, shows up when they say they will and takes the needs of others into consideration. Self-love does not mean putting yourself ahead of others without good reason.” Kris Cage



WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU HAVE REACHED A POINT OF UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE? DOES LIFE JUST RUN SMOOTHLY? IS THERE CONTINUAL BLISS? ARE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS MAGICALLY SOLVED?
WELL I WOULD SAY NO
UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE IS NOT THE ANSWER TO ALL
IT REALLY ISN’T
UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE OFFERS HOPE
THE HOPE FOR CONFIDENCE TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES ONE WILL INEVITABLY FACE ON THIS JOURNEY CALLED LIFE
DO NOT BE FOOLED INTO THINKING FINDING UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE IS THE ULTIMATE FIXER
WHAT THIS LOVE DOES IS, IT HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE, IT MAKES YOU MORE RESPONSIBLE AND IT LEADS TO MAKING MORE HOPEFUL AND LOVING DECISIONS BOTH FOR YOU AND OTHERS
IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU A PASS TO BE A JERK TO OTHERS IN THE NAME OF “I LOVE MYSELF”
IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE REASON TO BLAME ANYONE OR ANYTHING ON “FOR THE LOVE”
UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION
WITHOUT A SOLID FOUNDATION EVERYTHING ALL FALLS DOWN
ACCOUNTABILITY LOOKS LIKE OWNING YOUR STUFF
IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWING UP
IT LOOKS LIKE KEEPING YOUR WORD
IT LOOKS LIKE FORGIVENESS
IT LOOKS LIKE EMPATHY AND COMPASSION
IT LOOKS LIKE BOUNDARIES
ACCOUNTABILITY LEADS TO MAKING BETTER CHOICES AND DECISIONS
THERE IS NO SELF LOVE WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY HOPE IS LOST
HERE’S THE THING, WE GET TO THE POINT OF UNCONDITIONAL SELF LOVE AND BEYOND BY HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, BY HOLDING OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE
THE A IN LOVE IS ACCOUNTABILITY


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