Self-love
- Joanna Marie Lumanas
- Mar 5
- 1 min read

What if the reason you struggle to love yourself…
is because you decided you weren’t lovable before you even knew what love was?
At some point, a very young version of you concluded:
“No one loves me… so I must not be worth loving.”
It wasn’t weakness.
It was survival.
It shaped your relationships.
Your standards.
Your silence.
Your self-doubt.
But here’s the truth:
That was a child’s conclusion — not reality.
But that belief followed you into adulthood.
Now you get to rewrite it.
You go back — not with blame, but with compassion.
You say:
“I’ve got you. You are safe with me.”
That inner child still holds your joy.
Your creativity. Your aliveness.
The adult in you brings protection.
The child in you brings magic.
And when they work together —
You stop living in defense.
And you start living on purpose.

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