The love I longed for is the love I am capable of giving myself.
I hope everyone who reads this knows they are enough and are loved for who you are, as you are... be kind to yourself!
The love I longed for is the love I am capable of giving myself.
I hope everyone who reads this knows they are enough and are loved for who you are, as you are... be kind to yourself!
A shawl that whispers, You are safe. You are loved. You are enough. The shawl will now rest on my shoulders like a quiet promise that what was once painful can be rewoven into something beautiful. Every stitch speaks a new truth; one I am finally ready to believe:
A shawl that whispers, You are safe. You are loved. You are enough. The shawl will now rest on my shoulders like a quiet promise that what was once painful can be rewoven into something beautiful. Every stitch speaks a new truth; one I am finally ready to believe:
It could become something else. A shawl. A hug. A wrap of warmth and comfort, something meant to hold love instead of longing. Something meant to embrace the little girl inside me—the one who waited decades for a mother’s unconditional love.
It could become something else. A shawl. A hug. A wrap of warmth and comfort, something meant to hold love instead of longing. Something meant to embrace the little girl inside me—the one who waited decades for a mother’s unconditional love.
Instead, this past weekend, I opened the box and lifted the piece I had abandoned years before. I was struck by its beauty. The colors, the stitches, the delicate yet resilient fabric—it was far too lovely to destroy. And then it came to me: this didn’t need to be a blanket anymore.
Instead, this past weekend, I opened the box and lifted the piece I had abandoned years before. I was struck by its beauty. The colors, the stitches, the delicate yet resilient fabric—it was far too lovely to destroy. And then it came to me: this didn’t need to be a blanket anymore.
But the fifth blanket—the one meant for my mother—carried a different weight. At first, I thought about giving it to her unfinished, out of anger. Then I imagined burning it, reducing every tender stitch to ash, the way my sense of worth had felt burned away. But I didn’t do either.
But the fifth blanket—the one meant for my mother—carried a different weight. At first, I thought about giving it to her unfinished, out of anger. Then I imagined burning it, reducing every tender stitch to ash, the way my sense of worth had felt burned away. But I didn’t do either.