We accept the love we think we deserve. Stephen Chbosky
Oy. When I read this quote I thought to myself, "ouch." I recognize this in myself, how about you? With immediate clarity I realized I have, in the past, sabotaged relationships that might be offering more love than I think or feel I deserve. I'm willing to bet *you* have done it or still do it as well. Somehow along the way of my life journey I let bad and wrong belief about myself define the love I will accept. And I've let that definition dictate my relationships and the level of affection. I've decided certain things about the interactions in my relationships and become uncomfortable when someone comes along that once to crash through that definition and challenge it. Or I accept less because I don't deserve more. Ugh, right? But I'm pretty sure *you* know exactly what I am talking about.
How do you see today's quote in your life? Or do you?
Oy. When I read this quote I thought to myself, "ouch." I recognize this in myself, how about you? With immediate clarity I realized I have, in the past, sabotaged relationships that might be offering more love than I think or feel I deserve. I'm willing to bet *you* have done it or still do it as well. Somehow along the way of my life journey I let bad and wrong belief about myself define the love I will accept. And I've let that definition dictate my relationships and the level of affection. I've decided certain things about the interactions in my relationships and become uncomfortable when someone comes along that once to crash through that definition and challenge it. Or I accept less because I don't deserve more. Ugh, right? But I'm pretty sure *you* know exactly what I am talking about.
How do you see today's quote in your life? Or do you?
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