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As I was looking through the cards, admiring the beautiful artwork, this card jumped out at me more than the others.
Beauty and the Beast. Unconditional love.
It reminded me of my favorite Disney Princess, Belle. I just loved her, she liked to read books, and I thought that she was the prettiest. What made me love her the most was that she fell in love with the Beast. She could see past appearances. It was the same reason that I loved Esmeralda and Quasimodo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I identified with the Beast and with Quasimodo, I always thought there was something wrong with me, something unlovable, and that to truly be loved by someone, they would have to see past all of my faults and all of the ugly things about me.
The thing about unconditional love, is that we have to give it first to ourselves.
We all have "ugly" sides, faults, mistakes, those parts of us that we hide from everyone else so that we can look perfect on the outside, or at least a little bit sane. You know what you really really REALLY need to know about that? Love yourself anyway. You're not perfect, you're never going to be perfect, so don't bother holding out on the love for something that's not going to happen. You unconditionally love your children, your partner, your family... unconditionally love you.
Right now you are worth loving.
So very much worth loving.
True Story.
Journaling Prompts: Do you love yourself unconditionally? What steps can you take to start loving yourself right now?
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