When it comes my turn to write for the blog I occasionally
struggle with thinking of a prompt so I hit up the most useful website known to
man; Pinterest. After searching for self-love and self-reflection writing
prompts (Pinterest has A LOT of great ones), I decided on this one; What does
love mean to you? How do you show these emotions and actions to yourself?
This topic spoke to me since I am still in the dazed
newlywed stage of my marriage, and from the combination of finding the love of
my life and just growing up in general, my personal definition of what love is
has evolved so much.
Obviously, the love I have towards my husband, my parents,
my friends, and those I serve is a little different from each other. Even
though the kind of love I have for them varies from one another, it all still
roots from the same fundamental basis; LOVE!
As I am figuring out right now, love is hard to explain in
words, but if I had to make my own definition in this moment it would be; a
strong feeling of gratitude and appreciation for someone so much that is
influences your existence. When I look at my husband, my mom, my best
friend, etc my feelings of love ultimately circle around being grateful for
their existence, and I realize that if they weren’t around my life would be
greatly interrupted because a part of them is always with me.
The second part of the writing prompt is interesting, how do
you show these emotions and actions to yourself? Like I have said before many
times, sometimes I feel I show a lot of love to myself and other times I
struggle in that department of my life. It is like a constant roller coaster.
If I apply the definition of love I created above to how I treat myself, I
sadly must say I fall below average more times than not. During good times I
come to accept myself and my body, but I don't think I remember a time where I
truly had gratitude and appreciation for myself. That makes me really sad to
realize maybe I haven’t every truly loved myself like I thought I had.
Sometimes it is hard to know that we have been lacking something until we sit
down and break down the concept into simple definitions, like I did just here
to the word love.
I am glad I chose this prompt because it really gave me a
perspective into how I treat and view myself. It gave me a new goal. A goal to
love myself in the same way that I love my husband, my mom, my family, and my
friends. With this being said, I challenge you to break down your personal
definition of love and evaluate how your definitions aligns with your
self-love. Inspired by some great memories, I call this “operation restore
love.” Will you restore love to yourself with me?
With Love,
Ciara Mosquito
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