Loving Me

There has been an evolution of self, occurring over the last few years of my life.  It is interesting because it was sparked by learning about my first pregnancy.  I’ve always seen quotes like, “my kid changed my life, or I go harder in life because of my kids”.  To be honest, those statements reign true for me also. 

Once I had kids, I knew I had to do better and be better.  For them, but also myself.  I started to ask questions like who am I, and what do I want?  I began discovering who I am.  It hasn’t been an easy or fast road, but I started to feel like myself again.

Someone asked me, “what sparked your self-care journey?”.  My answer was that you eventually get tired.  You get tired of the same old, and feeling like your life is not going in the direction that you want it to.  You get tired of having goals and never achieving them.  The fact is no one is going to change your life for you.  No one is going to hold your hand while you work on achieving your goals.  You must make the effort, have discipline, put the work in and make things happen for yourself.

I have always been physically fit.  However, I needed to work on my emotional, mental, spiritual and financial health.  So, I started doing it.  I began journaling, started therapy, watching positive and encouraging YouTube videos, distancing myself from people who are always negative, reading my Bible and praying more.  I feel more like myself than I have in a long while.  I have grown so much and am proud of the journey that I am on.  My wish for all is that each individual will give themselves permission to be happy and go after all the things they want in life.  My hope is to be an inspiration by simply showing people that if there’s anything in life that you want to do, that it’s possible to just do it.

Love, peace and good eats,

Jadiyah

(22/01/25)