I hope you rise in love with someone who knows how to love,
with someone who grows you,
someone who listens to you,
someone who supports your dreams,
someone who love themselves fiercely,
someone strong enough to be vulnerable,
someone who remains present when triggered,
someone who makes you a priority,
someone who makes you laugh,
someone who broadens your perspectives,
someone who derails victim/perpetrator/savior dynamics,
someone whose actions align with their words,
someone who treats you like the divinity you are,
someone who drives you crazy and walks you back to sanity,
someone who inspires you to be a better you,
someone who shares all of themselves with you,
someone whose loyalty is unwavering,
someone who loves all of you – light and shadow alike,
someone who has a proven practice of self work,
someone who makes you feel safe,
someone who chooses to forgive and learn,
someone who incites your admiration and adoration,
grow in love with someone who is good for and to you.

~ 10.01.2017

Photography by Maud Chalard

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It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit. ~ Eartha Kitt

Anyone who tried being in a relationship with someone who was lacking in self love knows how hard it is to constantly validate and affirm where they themselves keep belittling and denigrating themselves. And eventually the moment comes where you wonder why you keep pouring your precious love, energy and attention into this bottomless black hole of self loathing. Some day you realize that loving someone who cannot love them self is quite costly as it comes with bouts of their self loathing turning in resentment towards you after imagined or misconstrued slights.

Some are happy to stay in such relationships and I cannot help but feel an eerie admiration for their endurance and willingness to suffer.

What I choose are relationships of conscious, sovereign, self loving beings who can meet each other in reciprocal love, respect, trust, playfulness, creativity, intelligence, compassion and joy. 

A union of equals.

How blessed I am to know and keep meeting such beautiful and exquisite beings.

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