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The heaviness will ease, little by little. Healing is happening, even on the days when you feel too broken to face life. You have already made it through struggles that once felt endless. Eventually, old memories… Continue Reading
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Feeling Empowered: 3 Powerful Practices to Get You Off the Sidelines
Being “low maintenance” is usually framed as a compliment. You’re easy to be around. You don’t ask for much. You handle things on your own. You don’t create drama or make situations complicated. In a world that rewards efficiency and emotional restraint, this identity often gets praised early and often.
And for a while, it works.
But over time, something quieter can start to happen. You stop noticing what you need. You dismiss wants before they fully form. You feel uncomfortable when attention or care is directed your way, even if you crave it. And you may not realize anything is missing until you feel oddly unseen, even in relationships that look fine on the surface.
This article isn’t about telling you to suddenly ask for more or swing to the opposite extreme. It’s about understanding how needing very little became part of who you are, and what it may be costing you emotionally.
Because for many people, being low maintenance was not a personality choice. It was a solution…
When It’s Time for Maintenance Instead of Momentum
In January, every corner of the internet is shouting about fresh starts, big goals, and becoming the best version of yourself. And maybe you leaned into it. Maybe you made the vision board, signed up for the thing, wrote the list. You were ready to become a “new you.”
But now it’s almost March. And you’re tired…
Or maybe you just needed a second to breathe. After all, each day we’re bombarded with the latest worst news; it can be tough to just stay steady and stable with all that negativity coming at us.
And our team has noticed a pattern in your comments: a lot of you aren’t looking for the next big transformation.
You’re not chasing a glow-up.
You’re just trying to hold it together—and that’s a completely different conversation than the one most motivation content is having right now…
A Life Shaped by Love
"Allowing Myself to Be Loved"
I have always been more comfortable giving than receiving.
If someone needed support, I showed up. If a friend was overwhelmed, I listened. If something needed doing, I stepped in. Loving others felt natural and I understood what was expected of me.
Being loved felt different.
When someone offered to help, I said I was fine. When someone complimented me, I brushed it off. When care was extended, I always felt the urge to return it immediately, as if the balance was thrown off. I told myself I didn’t want to be a burden, but truthfully, I wasn’t entirely convinced I deserved love without earning it.
At some point in my life, I developed the belief that love had to be justified or should be repaid. That my worth was tied to usefulness. I could accept appreciation for what I did, but not always for who I was.
Over time, I noticed how often I deflected tenderness and how quickly I reassured people that I needed nothing. It felt uneasy to sit inside the care of others without trying to manage it.
Allowing yourself to be loved requires a different kind of strength. It asks you to soften where you have learned to brace; to trust that care does not have to be earned. Being loved requires you to believe that your presence alone is enough.
It is easier to remain self-contained and give more than you receive, but love cannot fully reach you if you are always running from it.
I am training myself to pause when someone offers help instead of declining automatically. I am learning to say thank you without rushing to repay it. I am learning to let care exist without turning it into a transaction.
You don’t have to prove yourself worthy of love.
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay open long enough to receive it.
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Today's Affirmation
I choose trust in my moments of doubt.
I feel light and happy.
I am open to stepping outside my comfort zone… Continue Reading
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