March 14, 2025
“It is unconditional love for yourself that is the foundation in which transformation can plant itself and encourage long-term change.”
Good morning!
I decided I would begin writing and sharing, again. I have been thinking alot about the things that bring me joy and come naturally to me. I’ve realized that writing, is definitely one of them. I realize that I am passionate about my ability to translate emotions, thoughts and experiences into words. I feel more connected to God when I write and honestly, that may be the one reason I keep coming back to it.
A few years ago, I was writing and sharing, daily. I had a blog and an e-mail subscription. It was the one thing I was excited to do every morning. I would prepare myself a hot cup of coffee and sit down to write. There was an element of freedom and flow that kept me engaged and wanting to continue following through with my commitment to writing on my blog. I don’t even quite remember why I stopped and that is actually, a good question to dive into one day. Nonetheless, I believe I am supposed to be on this journey again. Who know’s where this will take me. I am just excited to be engaging whole-heartedly in something that I am passionate about and even more importantly, being more of who I am.
I honestly feel that I am on this journey of discovering who I truly am. As cliche as that sounds, that is the only way I can describe the change that has been stirring within me.
On March 1st, I told myself that I would spend the next 3 months learning more about myself in a way I never had before. I’ve always been quite self-reflective, but I’ve never intentionally dedicated time to understanding who I truly am and the habits and conditioning’s that exist within me. You think you know yourself, and then, life humbles you.
As some of you already know, my mom passed on December 11th of last year. My family and I were finally able to put her to rest and close up all the necessary things that need to be done when someone passes at the end of February. Dealing with all of that, was a wild ride and when I say life humbled me, it truly did. I feel I was already moving into a transitioning season of my life, but losing her, forced me off the cliff.
This experience of losing my mom is the inspiration to my journey of self-realization and actualization. I believe it is challenging experiences that become a catalyst for change. I would be a fool to not allow this experience to change me. As hard as this was, it has also been a blessing. I believe I am still grieving, but as each day goes by, I begin to see more light. I begin to see more of the lesson’s within this experience that are there to teach me, to grow me and to bring me closer to myself.
I realize that everyone goes through these periods of transition. It is a delicate time and paradoxically, is also a time where strength and wisdom is created. It inspires question’s within you, that make you want to become better and I believe, the first step to that, is being able to see and understand your truth’s without judgment and with, unconditional love. It is unconditional love for yourself that is the foundation in which transformation can plant itself and encourage long-term change.
Truth, change and perspective have always been a common core theme in everything that I’ve written. I have realized that it has become natural for me to learn from my experiences and find meaning and depth within them. I believe I live a fulfilling life because of the meaning’s and definition’s that I’ve assigned to my experiences.
My intent in beginning to write again, is to share what I’ve learned through my experiences, with the hope that you find resonation and are inspired to begin your own journey of self-realization and actualization.
I pray that my words inspire healing within you.
I pray that the lesson’s and wisdom I gain through my experiences assist you in finding the same.
I pray that you are inspired to learn what it means to unconditionally love yourself.
I look forward to writing these every day.
Love always,
Ariel