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dha</i></b> <i>It has been quite a journey through ups and down, falling in and out of love. However, the most valuable lesson I have learned is that love must start with me, then it becomes easier to give love to others freely. <b>Self-love is not selfish.</b></i></p><p id="124b">Lately, love and self-love have been showing up in my space. For much of my life, like many of us, I was not aware of the concept of self-love. I once believed the only source of love came from something or someone outside of myself.</p><p id="b81c">However, through many of the ups and downs, I have learned some valuable lessons, and have evolved and shifted my thoughts about love because of the knowledge I have gained. Please allow me to share some additional pieces that have documented my journey through love:</p><div id="d643" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/self-love-is-the-enemy-of-insecurities-7292411e9fbd"> <div> <div> <h2>Self-Love Is The Enemy Of Insecurities</h2> <div><h3>Choose to Love Yourself</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*NS4zVJopgzLEd6l6rjttXA.png)"></div>

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Rising in Love

Haiku and Limerick

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growing in self-love by cultivating its seeds planted in my heart.

love comes from within nurture it every day, then share it with others.

divine feminine true essence of my being it teaches me love.

there once was a girl named Love her dream was to find her true love she decided each day that she would just pray then finally help came from above.

Love gave her all to her sweetheart they fell madly in love from the start but she screwed her life up he did not give a f*ck Love was left sadly brokenhearted.

Love then took a trip on a train to a far-off land with rough terrain while on her journey she made a discovery self-love is the path to healing her pain.

Photo Credit: Melanie J.

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.” — Buddha It has been quite a journey through ups and down, falling in and out of love. However, the most valuable lesson I have learned is that love must start with me, then it becomes easier to give love to others freely. Self-love is not selfish.

Lately, love and self-love have been showing up in my space. For much of my life, like many of us, I was not aware of the concept of self-love. I once believed the only source of love came from something or someone outside of myself.

However, through many of the ups and downs, I have learned some valuable lessons, and have evolved and shifted my thoughts about love because of the knowledge I have gained. Please allow me to share some additional pieces that have documented my journey through love:

Thank you all for reading and thank you Paper Poetry for publishing my poems.

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