Self love is key to be able to love another. You can always love self and others, but we must never forget we are humans, not Gods....we cannot be happy all the time and loving all the time. We fluctuate. What is important is not to let the worst moments to derail into a narrative hence a way of living. We must push forward and up always. Acceptance is the most important factor, for me in not respect, is acceptance of what is.
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I can feel that very much, remembering this : To accept one’s past – one’s history – is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it. An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressures of life like clay in a season of drought.
James Baldwin
My experiences are far from being good. But I learned with them major lessons and many things I am grateful. The most important one to have self love and self esteem. To never accept less than is being given, on a regular basis. To not keep quiet when disrespect is being presented. To walk away when people can't see nor appreciate what is being offered.
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