Self-Love

No, not that kind. This kind.

This is a much better explaination of what's been going on with me than I could ever articulate. I finally came to this realization/understanding/ephiphany some months back and once I understood it - a definite turning point. I no longer have to do things the way I used to do them.

It's because of this realization that I've come to believe that I left a lot of my authentic self back there. I didn't have the skills to preserve who I really was and survive, so I adapted and adopted strategies that helped me get through it.

Now that I am older and hopefully wiser, I can see all of this from a much clearer perspective and I can make the necessary adjustments to go back and claim my authentic self. Last time I saw her, she was standing under the cherry tree at the farm in Washington. I've missed her for a very long time.