16/12/2025
There was a long season in my life where I didn’t know how to love myself.
I used to abandon myself while trying to love everyone else.
I put everyone’s needs first, my family, my relationships, the people I cared about and I believed that sacrificing myself was an act of love.
I thought if I gave enough, helped enough, useful enough,
someone would finally see me, appreciate me, or validate me.
But instead, it left me broken inside and drained.
I am tired and still not happy because I am always helpful and loving.
Disconnected from my own soul.
Quietly sad, silently bitter, and always feeling unappreciated.
For years, I lived this way and hoping love would come from the outside,
while abandoning myself on the inside.
And then one day, I realised after all the effort and mental suffering,
This is not love.
This is self-abandonment.
Sacrifice without boundaries is not love , it is self-loss.
My healing began the moment I chose to pick myself.
To love myself enough.
To stop pouring from an empty cup and calling it kindness.
To stop sacrificing my joy and calling it loyalty.
Today, I care for others without losing myself.
When I love myself properly, everything in my life shifts including
my energy, peace, relationships, and my worthiness.
Loving yourself is not selfish.
It is how you keep your soul alive.
And now I want to hear your truth.
✨ Leave your comment below by completing this mantra:
“When I loved myself enough, I ________.”
Claim back your love and power.
