Self-Love Conversations
Learning from Strangers
It wasn’t long ago that I had decided that I wanted to write a book about self-love. I had kept telling people, “If I ever write a book, it’ll be about self-love.” To be honest, I was mostly joking when I had said that, at the time. I never had any intention to become a published author until I recently felt called to do so.
What made me receive this call? Simple. The current political environment that we are experiencing in the United States of America. The more that I have been seeing on TV, social media, and other outlets, the more urgency I have been feeling to tell my story. There is great power in sharing your story. I believe that now is a great time for people like me, and you, to leave behind a legacy. What better way to do that than through publishing a book?
Since making the commitment to become a famous published author (claiming it!), I have started talking with friends, co-workers, clients, and strangers about the topic of self-love. Every time I talk with someone about it, I receive a wide range of reactions. What I’ve been noticing is that some people embrace the idea of self-love while others resist it. I have been learning so much about the people with whom I speak about self-love. Complete strangers have been opening up to me to share about their self-love journey.
As I talk about self-love with people, I continue to become more and more excited about the topic and about the book project. Every conversation gives me a new idea, a new perspective, and an opportunity to connect with others about a shared interest or experience. One person even told me that they have walked on hot coals as part of their self-love journey. I doubt I would ever do that, but it was a great story to hear from someone else!
After establishing a solid foundation for the self-love discussion, I could see there being many opportunities to branch out further into other topics that are relevant to people. I currently consider self-love to be at the center, core, or root of most healing journeys. I could see there being room to then talk about self-care for areas such as physical, mental/emotional, personal, social, spiritual, practical, sexual, financial, etc..
Self-love is so complex and it affects literally every facet of life. A few topics that often come up during the self-love discussions include, but not limited to:
Boundaries with self and others
Self-respect
Self-worth
Self-esteem
Self-care
Self-liberation
Self-trust
And so much more!
I would love to create a community around the topic of self-love. Please comment or message me about your ideas for how this community could look. What would you want out of a community like this? Sometimes we believe we are alone on a journey. Why not join other people who are also on a self-love journey? Or, learn from people who have already been on, or continue to be on, a self-love journey? Let’s do it!
