Today, we're diving deep into three powerfully intertwined spiritual truths: self-love, self-acceptance, and self-forgiveness. These aren't just concepts; they're the keys to the pure peace and happiness I spent years searching for, even after navigating challenging life events and childhood traumas. For so long, I wondered why fulfillment felt out of reach. It was through discovering these spiritual truths, now part of my own healing journey, that I finally found my way.
Remember, we talk about ultimate truths – God's all-knowing truth – and our personal truths. My highest goal is to align my personal truths with God's ultimate truth, because every time I've surrendered to His guidance, something truly amazing, beyond my wildest dreams, has happened. I bring every insight to God, asking, "Is this your truth for me?" If it is, I accept it; if not, I seek understanding. This is how I move forward, believing and following whatever God's truth reveals.
Today, we're tackling a big one: self-love, self-acceptance, and self-forgiveness. For me, this journey began with confronting deep self-doubt and self-hate that started after childhood trauma, intensifying as a young mom. I vividly remember hating who I was, feeling like the worst mother, wife, and person. These feelings stemmed from limiting beliefs and false identities rooted not just in one event, but in many life experiences that left me full of emotion, pain, and fear. Trauma, I've learned, isn't always about big, dramatic events; it's anything that makes you feel unseen, unheard, or unloved, especially when coupled with high emotions. These are the moments limiting beliefs take root, shaping our thoughts, feelings, and ultimately, our lives.
As a young mom, deeply entrenched in self-hate, the very first thing my life coach talked to me about was these limiting beliefs and the path to self-love. This was one of the hardest transformations I've ever made: learning to love, forgive, and accept myself as an imperfect spiritual being, knowing it's okay to make mistakes. As a recovering perfectionist and people-pleaser, I held myself to impossible standards, easily forgiving others but rarely myself. It's truly difficult to love others, or even God, when you carry such self-loathing. I urge you to open your heart and stop hating yourself. It's time to extend the same compassion and forgiveness you offer to others, back to yourself.
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