Finding a home within ❤️

Finding home within yourself is really important to attract a home on the outside. This can be a place, a physical home, a person or a circle of friends where you feel comfortable and safe. Creating a home within means you are loving yourself enough to set boundaries and teach the outside world to treat you with respect and dignity. You need to start by creating healthy boundaries around you, being comfortable with how much you allow and how much you don’t and showing people how far your tolerance line goes and when they have overstepped it. You are the teacher, and you can create a safe place within where no one can ever shake your ground. ❤️

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Good post! Thanks!👍

I like your analogy of a "home within".

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Thank you so much. 😊

[Starrlight]

Love this ❤️

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❤️

[Agora1]

Ladybird, even with all my years of practice, I need a reminder

sometimes. Thank you for your post today. It's grounded me xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

Thank you. I think we all need a reminder every ones in a while. I actually wrote a whole book about my story battling with depression, anxiety and perfectionism. Sometimes I can’t even believe I need to re-read my own advise lol 😂.

[thara9643]

Following

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Thank you 😊💕.

[hurtingheart1]

This sounds soo great - I’d love to learn more how to really do this properly!??

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[244624]

Ladybird, so beautifully written,I have found my safe place within, I go asleep with my best friend hugging me from inside and I wake with her to greet the day together to face whatever comes, since becoming my own best friend I will never be alone, I get such warmth from the peace inside I feel cocooned in love and my confidence has grown because I am no longer afraid ,im not scared to say I love myself and I will protect myself ,I was broken but with help I am fixing me ,we all can have a love for ourselves that means we are never alone, my strength today comes from believing in me and as I love ♥ myself I can safely share the light of acceptance that I have power to live my best life with those I love and trust ,a best friend is a diamond the light shines from and it makes your heart soar ,please love yourselves and share your new found light and the world 🌎 will follow.

Believe in yourself you can make the most loyal ,loving understanding supportive best friend for you,

Sorry if that sounds strange but I just feel so re charged with positive emotional energy and livd that I had ti share,take care all

[Hidden in reply to 244624]

Thank you so much. I love that you are working with you best (inner) friend. That is so beautiful. I also believe it’s so important to be be to spend time with ourselves and that we enjoy our own company. Like you said, it’s all about believing and taking care of you. Putting yourself first really is key.

I used to be a people pleaser for most of my life as I naturally put everyone else’s needs first. Hence to multiple burn outs. I had to learn the hard way that I have to make more healthy choices for myself and my energy. If I really love myself, I don’t need to put myself through this again. It’s a constant work and progress but it got a lot better.

Well done for being in this beautiful self-love and self-healing journey. ❤️

[Hidden in reply to 244624]

And thank you so much for the lovely acknowledgment. I try to shine my light as much as I can but sometimes more incognito lol 😂. Hence my I journal and published my own memoir. I find it easier to put things in paper. 🥰

[Marysblue in reply to 244624]

Wonderful .I have been trying my whole life to get to that place where I'm My Own best friend. it's so difficult for me. I'm glad you found that. I just love what you wrote.

[244624 in reply to Marysblue]

Hi Marysblue ,thank you, I feel like I needed to stop ,take a step( or ten back) from my life to start finding the real me ,I was scared of who I might find but am thrilled to find a good heart and soul that had been silenced by life ,I am still on my voyage of self discovery but pleased to report its revelations are very life affirming im not the dull fat person in the corner to be dragged out when someone needed to use me but I have values and confidence starting to bud that I am honestly proud of and humbled by ,its a pity I waited till mid 50s to befriend myself and find my worth but I intend making the most of my new found freedoms and bask in the truth of never being lonely because I have my best friend here in my heart ❤ I hope you get to your place of loving you, it is the calm sea of tranquility we should all get a chance to float on ,I wish you the very best live has to give 😊

[Bindi2020]

So true.... Beautiful. Healthy boundaries are a must! Thanks for sharing 🌞

[Hidden in reply to Bindi2020]

Yes. You are so right. Absolutely 🥰!

[Hope4me1]

This is a very eye opening post! I have a meditation that taps into self love and thankfulness. Something that I need to reinforce in my times of depression and anxiety. So healing!❤️

[Hidden in reply to Hope4me1]

That’s wonderful. Keep up the good work. 🥰

[Kainan]

Beautiful way of putting it. I definitely need to make this a reminder to myself. Thank you 🙏 👍

[Shivedita]

So true! And so well written.