Iām genuinely so grateful that Iām me. itās rare but oh my gods. my friends? amazing. my determination? commented on since I was 6 years old. admittedly they called it stubbornness but synonyms. every positive has a negative on the scale. and quite frankly, the effort I put into trying to feel good, how could I ever have thought I didnāt love me? you just donāt put that effort in for someone you hate. itās love. itās always been love. itās been messy and hard and so fucking difficult but itās love. and my gods. I wouldnāt change it. I try so hard for myself. what more could I ask? the world can be so brutal, everyoneās trying to get somewhere and find someone to go there with but I think me and my shadow are okay. weāre connected and we just donāt need to do it. weāve no place to be. weāll just explore toe to toe together. step with love and kindness for ourselves. gods I wish everyone feels this content with themselves at some time in life. cooks their favourite recipe just for them just because. thatās love. changes their bedding just to see a new pattern. love. puts perfume on because they love the way the scent carries across their wrists even if theyāre just about to go to sleep, wears their favourite silly socks under their shoes as a special little secret, runs into the rain in their best clothes to feel it hum in your pulse. love love love. I hope everyone finds this happiness. this love. anything you do for yourself, everything you do for yourself is love. I donāt know why I didnāt see it before. itās all just love.