Well here it goes. This is my first post of my first ever "blog". When this idea first popped into my head I thought I should change my name and try to be completely anonymous. However I soon realized that this would defeat my purpose of figuring out how to love myself. I am me there is no need to change my name or who I am at my very core because I am good enough. So I hope to make my blog raw, personal, and full of love. I am not doing this for anyone else but myself. I am not a perfect writer nor do I have perfect grammar but this is an adventure and I am choosing to love every second of it without judging myself. Now don't get me wrong there are areas in my life that need an improvement because I'm not perfect but that's okay. It's okay to be vulnerable. It's okay to have weaknesses. It's okay to be afraid sometimes. But what isn't okay is to live life in fear. "Only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -FDR I can remember so many times in my life I didn't do something because I feared what others would think of me. This is completely bogus. No persons opinion of me should matter more than what my opinions are of myself. This is definitely easier said than done but it's 110% true. If you don't love yourself how could anyone ever love you fully. We create our own realities. If you are constantly thinking you are not enough than in return life will make you feel like that. Loving yourself can be hard especially growing up in a society that thrives on our fear and insecurities. Throughout this journey I hope to discover the areas of my body that start to feel better as I love and accept myself more and more. Right now I have pain in right hip, my lower back, my right knee, and I have stiffness in my right shoulder. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/45528646208085297/ if you look at this picture it associates hip pain with fear of going forward in major decisions, it associates lower back pain with fear of money. Lack of financial support, it associates knee pain with stubborn pride and ego. Inability to bend. Fear. Instability. Won't give in. It associates shoulders as representing our ability to carry or experiences in our life joyously. We make our life a burden by our attitude. Now for me all these problems ring true. Most all of my pain starts with fear. Fear is no longer welcome in my life. I will confess that I am a more spiritual thinker in the sense that I believe that our bodies have chakras. With that being said I could work on all of my chakras but the two that need the most work are my throat and my root chakras. As I sit here typing this my throat chakra is freaking out and tightening making it very difficult to swallow. This always happens when I am speaking my mind and putting myself out there. I am going to close this off for today. I have a long, loving road ahead of me and I am finally ready to challenge myself. Today I will breathe with intention. LOVE, Taylor 💕