“Money is not love. But we often treat it like it is.”
Underneath our drive to make more is often something softer, more tender: the need to be seen.
We think, 'If I succeed, they’ll love me.'
But money cannot replace love. And it’s not meant to. When you use income to validate identity, no amount will ever feel like enough.
You are already worthy. Already lovable. Already enough.
Earn from creativity, not compensation. Create from joy, not proof.
The moment you stop needing money to validate you is the moment it begins to arrive freely — no longer burdened by your worthiness.
Place your hand on your chest. Say: 'I don’t have to earn love.' Then say: 'I create from love. I receive from love.'
Notice today if you feel more lovable when you're productive or profitable. Pause. Say: 'I am enough, even when I do nothing.'
Alex W. “I didn’t realize I tied money to my dad’s approval until I started crying at my first big client win. Healing that helped me stop overworking — and ironically, I made more.”
Love is not something to earn. It is something to rest in.