Wants

Tag: worthiness

  • I want to be poured out in the discovery of something bigger than myself, but with myself still intact after the out pouring has stopped

    I want to be poured out in the discovery of something bigger than myself, but with myself still intact after the out pouring has stopped

    Keywords: codependency , empty-nest , exercise , fitness , health , mental-health , motherhood , self-care

    This morning I gave myself two years to prepare for my empty nest when my life will no longer be required to support another life so entirely. Small baby steps toward disconnection in an effort to connect more easily each time. More gently. More consensually. To disconnect from the illusion of connection to others and connect more fully with myself. Sounds fully weird and kind of lonely. But it feels right, somehow. I love you guys. And letting you go is the first step toward recovering myself … [after all], how can I expect you to connect to me if I keep denying my own worthiness? I’m tired of striving toward a mirage. I’m going to sit in this space and take care of myself. And then invite you in to warm yourself by the glow that I’m hoping will emerge. Two years.

    https://herstorycal.wordpress.com/2023/12/17/two-years
  • I want to better align [my worth] with my values

    I want to better align [my worth] with my values

    Keywords: behind the blog , body image , encouragementtips , my ocd , ocd , act , cbt , dbt , mental health , mental illness , psych , recovery , therapy , treatment

    For example, it’s important to me to be a good friend and to love others unconditionally. Taking steps towards towards those values give me a sense of worth. It’s also important to me to accept myself as I am AND continually strive to improve. Both can be held as dialectics together; it doesn’t have to be one or the other.

    https://myocdvoice.com/2020/08/25/how-i-define-my-worth