My Dear Friend,

I probably don't know you. I probably don't know your story, what you're going through or what you've recently experienced that has made you feel like you've lost yourself. But, none of that matters. All that matters is that you get back to what you love doing - and back to loving yourself.

"Self-love" sounds pretty selfish, doesn't it? But, I promise it isn't as selfish as it may sound. You know the airplane saying? Put your oxygen mask on first.

If you've ever flown in an airplane, you know that the flight attendant says if there is ever a problem and you need to help someone get on their air mask, put yours on first. This is because if you don't, you can't help anyone else get theirs on if you can't think clearly enough on your own. If you don't have any oxygen going to your brain, how in the world are you going to be able to save anyone else?

In my opinion, this is important for survival. You have to help yourself in order to help someone else. You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else.

This is also how you can get back to being yourself again. Take care of you before you take care of anyone else. Get back to doing what you love to do. Then, you can help others struggling with the same thing and trying to find themselves again.

Love,

One Who Lost Herself But Found Herself Again