You are the love of your life

Most of us are led to believe that we must embark on some form of hero’s journey in order to find true love. And that if we have the courage to face external challenges, we’ll be rewarded with a partnership that ends in happily ever after.

This is only partly true.

All relationships are vehicles for growth. Both romantic and platonic relationships can force you out of your comfort zone allowing for a journey of self-discovery. I learn about myself with every relationship I have—this is a gift that provides boundless opportunities for growth.

But what we are not told is that the relationship that you have with yourself provides the richest opportunity to connect with the essence of true, unconditional love.

It’s very hard to trust another person, if you don’t trust yourself first.

And it’s very challenging to love another person, it you don’t love yourself first. But the moment you truly begin to trust yourself and love yourself, you unlock an energetic portal toward personal power, wholeness, and contentment.

So perhaps the greatest journey is the journey within—of self-discovery, self-actualization, and self-love.

And if we have the courage to get quiet and really look at our internal triggers and fears and come to accept ourselves as being beyond worthy, then ultimately, the depth of the love received from truly partnering with yourself is so much greater than a fairy tale ending.