We are all wounded in some way and sometimes we forget ourselves. The desire to please lives in us, and we often cannot resist this desire, no matter how difficult the situations are, how rocky the path.
Do you often feel exhausted by things that drag you into a pit of emotions and slowly destroy you? Are you expressing love that others are not giving you, only to feel it through them? Are you being kind and perceptive to others that you forget to be kind to yourself?
Forgive yourself for forgetting yourself. Forgive those who hurt you. To the people who left you, to those who broke your trust and lied to you. Forgive that person you gave your heart to, but they didn't give you theirs. Forgive them for being weak, for their deception, and for their shortcomings. Forgive them.
Be kind to yourself when you forgive those who have brought sadness, pain into your life, because only then will you be able to live a happy life.
Start with forgiveness - yourself, forgive yourself for allowing others to hurt you, for hurting yourself. While it is important to forgive those who have caused you pain, it is equally important to forgive yourself for doing things that you knew - deep down - would only hurt you.
Forgive yourself for keeping your love for them inside for too long, for loving someone too much and losing yourself. That you loved them too much, that you didn't know how to heal your wounds immediately, but you foolishly waited and believed that someone else would do it for you.
Let go of the things that lie in your heart. Your heart is a tiny, fragile thing and no one can protect it but you. Do what you can to reduce the burdens that make it hard to beat.
And even though you are afraid of how you will live alone, end the unhealthy relationship. Do this. Now if you think that will make your heart feel at least a little lighter.
Life isn't always pretty. Embrace your feelings of anxiety or despair, sadness or loneliness, but don't live in them. Immerse yourself in these feelings, but don't swim in them. Don't be afraid to show the world inside you, because the universe is in it - it's still yours, no matter what's going on around you.
There's nothing wrong with being vulnerable, it means you have the courage to show the world that inside you are wounded, broken, but still breathing, living. Over time, you will find strength in yourself and smile. When the emotions finally calm down, you will be ready to move on to love again.
Forgive yourself for forgetting yourself. Pamper yourself. Enjoy yourselves. Love is in you. Only when you realize that nothing is perfect will your soul begin to be nourished. Start listening to your heart. Stop looking for your space in other people, be yourself enough. Be your own home.
Sometimes it's okay to get lost, to feel lost, to forget yourself, so don't be afraid of life. Instead of looking for safety in the arms of others, learn to find comfort within yourself, because only then will you realize that you are never truly alone. There you always belong to someone - yourself.
Only you have the key to the door of your happiness. You are your happiness. So, forgive yourself for ever forgetting yourself.
