“Love is not given as a prize for perfection — it is received by those willing to be seen.”
Somewhere deep inside, a lie formed: that if you were just a little more — more beautiful, more easygoing, more healed — love would finally arrive.
But love that is true does not wait on your perfection. It does not demand your performance. It does not punish your wounds.
Aligned love meets you in your humanity — not beyond it.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You do not need to earn what is meant for your heart.
You only need to show up, fully, exactly as you are — and stay open.
Close your eyes. Say softly: 'I am lovable — even here. Even now.'
Name one area where you've believed you needed to be 'better' to be loved. Today, speak love to that part.
Lina K. “I used to think my anxiety made me unlovable. But the right person didn’t flinch — they leaned in. They loved me *with* it, not despite it.”
Real love begins where performance ends.