The Deepest Connection of Self-Love: Embracing Intentional Intimacy & Unlocking Self Worth
When we hear the term "intentional intimacy," we often think of a passionate love affair with another person. However, intentional intimacy is the beginning of the most profound love affair you will ever have—the one with yourself. It’s about creating and building a truly loving and supportive relationship with yourself. This journey of self-love reveals that everything in life begins and ends with love, and that love begins within you.
Intentional intimacy is the beginning of the most profound love affair you will ever have—the one with yourself. It’s about creating and building a truly loving and supportive relationship with yourself.
When we bring focus to our relationship with ourselves and make it a priority, something magical occurs: all other relationships and aspects of life begin to fall into place. All that supports you grows and flourishes, and all that destroys or limits you begins to fall away. Either way, you are okay because your primary relationship is love.
By learning to love ourselves and communicate with ourselves as we would with our best friend, we begin to shift and shape our identity from a place of love.
This self-love journey is about learning to communicate with ourselves as we would with our best friend. By doing so, we shift and shape our identity and shift our reality to a place of love.
Discovering Self-Love Through Intentional Intimacy
My journey of self-love began with the realization that to be truly happy and at peace, I had to learn how to be loving to myself. This wasn't about superficial affirmations or unrealistic mantras of "love yourself." True self-love required a deeper, more intentional approach. It requires turning intentionally inward and become intimate with all of me, especially the parts I thought were unlovable.
Courageously Connecting with Ourselves
To learn intentional intimacy, we have to courageously connect with and explore the parts of ourselves that we often hide from the world and sometimes even from ourselves. This includes the parts of us we are ashamed to admit: the part that looks in the mirror and criticizes our face and body, the part that won’t try something new because our inner voice tells us, “You are stupid, pathetic, useless,” the part that belittles us for the smallest mistakes, and the part that lives in sadness because, if we were honest, we feel unworthy and not good enough. We need to face the part of us that is mean.
With the right support, we can turn toward these criticisms, judgments, and fears, and begin to heal. Self-love isn't just about superficially telling ourselves to "love yourself"—that can be unrealistic. True self-love is about learning to be loving to yourself. It’s about breaking through layers of self-hatred and harm and starting to hold yourself with grace and nurture. This process allows you to access the truth: you are lovable, you are worthy, you are enough.
The Transformative Power of Intentional Intimacy
Intentional intimacy is about forging a deep, loving relationship with yourself. My journey encompassed learning to love and communicate with myself as I would with my best friend. I created a foundation of self-compassion and worthiness. This, in turn, transformed every aspect of my life, leading to greater happiness and peace. Embrace this journey of self-love and discover the profound impact it can have on your relationship with the world.
Once I learned how to be loving to myself through intentional intimacy, my level of happiness and peace changed profoundly.
Do you dare to learn to love yourself and begin to live from love and find a greater level of peace and joy.
Remember, the most beautiful love story you will ever experience is the one you have with yourself. This journey is ongoing and ever-evolving, but it begins with a single, intentional step toward loving and understanding who you are. You are lovable, you are worthy, and you are enough.
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