Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you!!
No matter where you look, you can't help but be bombarded with messages of Valentine's Day! When living with Ed, I didn't think that I would have find a true Valentine - mainly because I didn't think I was worthy of loving, believing Ed's lies that I was worthless.
The gift of recovery is that I have learned to love ME!!! It didn't matter how much unconditional love I got from my puppies, from my family, or friends, true recovery began when I accepted who I was and learned to love ALL of me!!
The path to self-love was slow, but it began by loving things for their function - for example, my legs because they allow me to walk on the beach, my fingers because they can dial a phone number or type a message, or my eyes because of the beautiful sunsets they can enjoy. From there, I realized that who I am is pretty amazing and that I was worthy of love.
So today I challenge you to look at yourself through the eyes of a loved one! Recognize that you deserve that bouquet of flowers that you bought yourself, or the pedi you treated yourself too!! And most of all, look in the mirror and recognize the beauty that is within you - because it IS there!!
Go on, I DARE you!!