Learning

I never thought I would learn to love myself.

To love myself.

To love my successes.

To love my failures.

To love the sunshine,

And to love the storms.

I've learned to open my mind,

I've learned to ask for help.

I've learned I don't have to struggle alone.

To see myself through someone else's eyes,

To see what they see,

To love what they see.

I'm learning boundaries along the way;

I'm learning not to dim my light for others.

I'm learning that if they don't add to my life,

I don't have to add to theirs.

I'm learning to be at peace;

At peace with who I am,

At peace with the choices good for me,

At peace with those I choose to keep around,

At peace that life has so much more to offer.

The greatest gift I can give to myself

Is the gift of self love,

The gift of self peace,

And the gift of shinning bright.

-AJ