When you read the following scenarios,
who comes to your mind?Â
1. When the people who believe in you
give up on youÂ
2. When the people you loveÂ
seem to stop loving you
Dear One, I know it stings.Â
Some of you may not
even dare to continue reading this.
Because it can be painful.
In life, we will face these fears
when we go through seasons in life
such asÂ
- a break-upÂ
- unreciprocated loveÂ
- business failureÂ
- unsuccessful job applicationsÂ
- betrayalÂ
- rejectionÂ
- disappointment
- or even being misunderstood due to unfair accusations
And especially in these times of fear,Â
of losing the people in our lives,Â
*you* are actually the most important person
who requires your attention.
<Wisdom Note>
When you feel despairedÂ
by the people who don’t cherish you,Â
your healing is not in pleasing them
in order to win them over.
Your healing is inÂ
your renewed resolutionÂ
to cherish yourself
more than ever.Â
I had this love letter I wrote to myself whenÂ
I was feeling hopeless in my career and relationships in 2015.Â
May you be blessed by this:Â
(October 2015, Ho Chi Minh City:
Revelations after a business failure and turning point
in my relationships of breaking the vicious cycle
of attracting emotionally unavailable men.)
” Dear Val,
Anyone could give up on you.
But you must never
give up on yourself.
Anyone could stop loving you.
But you must never
stop loving yourself.
Because you could lose everything,
you could lose everyone.
But you could never lose you –
if everyday,
you make choices that
love and take care of you.
You could never lose you,Â
if you would let yourselfÂ
live the life you love.
Your life, your choice.
Choose life.
Choose love.
For your best self.
Your best life!”
Dear One, more than anyone else,
cherish yourself.Â
This is the ultimate game-changer in relationships.
In grace and lightness,
ValÂ