Self-love was one of the most touted words she had heard following her breakup. Ironically, he had introduced self-love to her when a demanding life was barely leaving her any room to focus on herself.
It took a hit after they spilt up, but she refused to abandon it altogether and decided to add extra layers to it to make it more dominant and long-lasting.
She continued practising self-love with frequent salon and spa trips, regular wardrobe revamps, gym workouts, treating her taste buds with her favourite gourmet food.
But, this brand of self-nurture felt deficient and she eagerly sensed the need to trail an intense self-love regime that could finetune her overall well-being.
She stepped up her game by rolling some more elements like self-compassion, self-assurance and self-worth into self-love.
Together they gave her the power to soak up her dark emotions and at the same time be gentle to her flaws, quirks and desires.
While his presence acquainted her with external self-love, his absence forced her to look at inner self-love.
It provided an equilibrium that was needed to rewire her deeper self to befit a person who is liked by herself.
As once he had rightly said, “Don’t you have the right to be happy and being loved.”