Coming Back to Myself

As a woman, leader, and business owner, I was reminded yesterday not to hide my flaws. So here it goes...
For the past three months, I've been in a very dark depressive state. I was broken after losing my daughter's father and dealing with other life issues/traumas. I never thought I would feel this low again. I isolated myself, and that brought feelings of shame and loneliness. The guilt overtook me because I felt I should not be in this state as a leader. How could I help others when I couldn't even help me? Relentlessly, I gave myself no mercy; I began beating myself up for falling into such an inadequate space. My feelings brought me into an emotional pit that I didn't think I would be able to come out of. But God!
 
I decided to talk with the Creator and some very close friends, only to be reminded that I didn't have to stay in that pit. From those conversations, I realized I deserved what I had given everyone else... Love, Grace, and forgiveness. My healing journey started with loving and forgiving Sharon for all that I had done to myself. I began giving myself the grace I had given everyone else, and I got outside my head and sought outside counsel.
 
I was a part of a Zoom for mental health awareness, and it reinforced the journey of healing that I am on by reminding me to come back to myself!! Wheeeweee!! This message was a needed reminder. Being the best version of myself requires that I love and forgive myself. What does that look like? According to Dr. Thema Bryant, I needed to re-parent myself. So, I will continue to love myself from a parent's perspective giving me all that I would give my children! And that's a lot.
Thank you to all of you who answered my calls and listened and gave what you had to give me during that very difficult time of my life. I love each of you!
 
Remember, hearts are not perfect—Love is!
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Blessings!!