When I loved myself enough

• I came to love being alone surrounded by silence, awed by its spell, listening to inner space.
• I came to see emotional pain is a signal I am operating outside truth.
• I learned to ask ‘Who in me is feeling this way?’ when I feel anxious, angry, restless or sad. If I listen patiently I discover who needs my love.
• I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe.
• I quit exhausting myself by trying so hard.
• I began leaving whatever wasn’t unhealthy—people, job, my beliefs and views– anything kept me small. My judgement calls it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving. 
• I began to find a community within. This inner team with diverse talent and idiosyncrasy. We hold team meeting. 
• I started writing about my life and views because I knew this was my right and my responsibility.
• I stopped trying to banish the critical voices from my head. Now I say, Thank you for your views’ and they feel heard. End of discussion.
• I quit rehashing the past and worrying about the future – which keeps me in the present where aliveness lives.

 
by Kim McMillen

[When I was waiting for xg in the PageOne store, I flipped through this book and found some lines quite inspiring. Acting as sketchy as a thief, I then tried to key in some enlightening sentences into my mobile phone …as if I am stealing sth from the bookstore. haha]