A Rose Quartz Post: After All that Self-Care Sh*t Do You Really Love You?
3:17 PM
Its 2017 and I think its safe to say we are all hip to the idea of self care. I think its also safe to assume that we all engage in self care practices whether we realize it or not. Yes, those things that we do just because they make us feel good, that's self care!
For someone who goes through periods of emotional lows, I do engage in a lot of self care practices.
But because I've found myself in a rut that I can't seem to get out of, after chiefing, burning all that incense and sage, and vibing to Erykah,
Do you really love you?
because isn't that what self care is all about anyway?
I've come to believe that self-care is another way of telling yourself, "I love you."It's medicine for mind, body, and soul and its definitely necessary.
Lately for me, self care has been like dressing up a wound or ailment that really needs surgery to fix. For a lot of us, I think there has to be real root work going on, not voodoo, but I mean getting to the root of your issues, your pain; those heavy thoughts you skim over during your day to day life. The elephant in the room of your mind. Some people call it healing your inner child, or what have you; but shit...We've all been hurt , we've all hurt someone and we all have scars we may have acquired at any age. The point is, we need to heal that shit!
When self care just wont cut it, you've gotta dig deeper, you've gotta get to the root.
We can't build if the foundation ain't right and if you're sitting on old wounds and letting them fester, like a volcano, they will erupt and they will wreak havoc on your life.
Sounds bleak, I know, but I'm speaking from experience.
I'm currently doing my root work. Root work for a lot of us will look differently. I've pinpointed one of my emotional hindrances; I feel so much, all of the time, but I don't allow myself to feel anything. Imma type that again for the nggas in the back. I've got a lot of feelings but I don't allow myself to feel any of it. I be so ready to be over it, to not feel the pain, the dissapointment, the hurt, that I totally disregard my own feelings and go straight to, "I'm straight."
That shit right there, ngga, It's gotta stop! I'm feeling stuff now, I let it happen. When it comes , I let it. It does hurt, not gonna lie; sometimes I cry. If I need to scream, I scream. When those less desirable emotions appear like jealousy, bitterness, resentment, all of those feelings that make us feel dark or small and less than ourselves, we have to allow ourselves to feel those and then figure out why we feel that way. Working through our emotions is actual work that must be done, either sooner or later. Why not now? Why not live our best lives right now?
So my root work has inspired me to publish Rose Quartz Posts. Rose Quartz is the crystal of unconditional love. Many people use crystals for their healing properties, if you want to know more about crystals, what they do, and what they are.....google that shit.
I will be sharing my ideas on self love through these posts and hopefully they will be helpful to someone else. Maybe we can love ourselves better together! Maybe our self care practices can become enjoyable and effective again.
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