“You stop attracting people who activate your wounds. You start attracting people who support your healing.”
I’ve seen this shift in real time—when I stopped begging for scraps and started honoring the younger me who just wanted to feel safe. Suddenly, the whole game changed.
What I love about this piece is how it feels like truth without trying too hard. It’s not some hypey love-yourself cliché. It’s a call to real, moment-to-moment emotional integrity.
I’ll be returning to this next time I catch myself outsourcing my worth.
Anton, I really appreciate this. Your reflection about honoring the younger you is powerful, and exactly the kind of shift this was written to support. Grateful it resonated so deeply.
To be perfectly honest my usual response to anything that promotes self love is frustration! And irritation.
Everyone always tells you to love yourself it's such a flippant statement
However you have done such an upstanding job in conveying the message of loving yourself that it truly resonates with me! I didn't get the usual roll my eyes reflex!
This truly shocked even me!
So I took a breath and thought about your question, I thought about all the cliche responses of how I was going to be more own soul mate today and what was the 1 little thing I would do for myself.
It was alot harder at first than I expected.. I had to dig deep to find something I would actually find valuable, meaningful and real
Words are extremely meaningful to me, I don't often in my everyday life get the ones in deeply long to hear so today I wrote myself a beautiful love poem. It might sound incredibly weird but I don't mind...
I am infact a bit weird! I figured I would share the poem i wrote myself in the slight chance it helps someone else who doesn't know what to do for themselves
I wrote this for myself from the perspective im my own soul mate to remind myself of the strength, light, and grace I carry within me. This is a celebration of self love, not of pride, but of honor.
"The Essence of Tara"
Tara, a name whispered by the winds of ancient lands,
A name that blooms like a rare flower, touched by sacred hands.
In the stillness of the universe, it carries a divine grace,
A symbol of strength, of balance, in every trace.
In Sanskrit, Tara means "star",
A celestial body guiding from afar.
She is the beacon in the darkest of skies,
A symbol of light, where hope never dies.
In Buddhist tradition, she is the goddess of compassion,
Guiding souls through storms with gentle passion.
Her name means "the savior" who offers protection,
A guide through life’s trials, a path of resurrection.
In the East, she stands with wisdom and grace,
A protector, a healer, in every place.
Her heart beats in rhythm with the universe’s flow,
Her presence a light that helps us grow.
In Celtic roots, your name is a hill,
Where kings have gathered, where ancient wills still thrill.
A place of sacred ground, where the earth and sky embrace,
And the name Tara stands with timeless grace.
Tara, your name is the root of the earth, the breath of the stars,
This landed deep, Zalman.
Especially the line:
“You stop attracting people who activate your wounds. You start attracting people who support your healing.”
I’ve seen this shift in real time—when I stopped begging for scraps and started honoring the younger me who just wanted to feel safe. Suddenly, the whole game changed.
What I love about this piece is how it feels like truth without trying too hard. It’s not some hypey love-yourself cliché. It’s a call to real, moment-to-moment emotional integrity.
I’ll be returning to this next time I catch myself outsourcing my worth.
Thank you for this.
– Anton
Anton, I really appreciate this. Your reflection about honoring the younger you is powerful, and exactly the kind of shift this was written to support. Grateful it resonated so deeply.
This is a truly beautiful peice!
To be perfectly honest my usual response to anything that promotes self love is frustration! And irritation.
Everyone always tells you to love yourself it's such a flippant statement
However you have done such an upstanding job in conveying the message of loving yourself that it truly resonates with me! I didn't get the usual roll my eyes reflex!
This truly shocked even me!
So I took a breath and thought about your question, I thought about all the cliche responses of how I was going to be more own soul mate today and what was the 1 little thing I would do for myself.
It was alot harder at first than I expected.. I had to dig deep to find something I would actually find valuable, meaningful and real
Words are extremely meaningful to me, I don't often in my everyday life get the ones in deeply long to hear so today I wrote myself a beautiful love poem. It might sound incredibly weird but I don't mind...
I am infact a bit weird! I figured I would share the poem i wrote myself in the slight chance it helps someone else who doesn't know what to do for themselves
I wrote this for myself from the perspective im my own soul mate to remind myself of the strength, light, and grace I carry within me. This is a celebration of self love, not of pride, but of honor.
"The Essence of Tara"
Tara, a name whispered by the winds of ancient lands,
A name that blooms like a rare flower, touched by sacred hands.
In the stillness of the universe, it carries a divine grace,
A symbol of strength, of balance, in every trace.
In Sanskrit, Tara means "star",
A celestial body guiding from afar.
She is the beacon in the darkest of skies,
A symbol of light, where hope never dies.
In Buddhist tradition, she is the goddess of compassion,
Guiding souls through storms with gentle passion.
Her name means "the savior" who offers protection,
A guide through life’s trials, a path of resurrection.
In the East, she stands with wisdom and grace,
A protector, a healer, in every place.
Her heart beats in rhythm with the universe’s flow,
Her presence a light that helps us grow.
In Celtic roots, your name is a hill,
Where kings have gathered, where ancient wills still thrill.
A place of sacred ground, where the earth and sky embrace,
And the name Tara stands with timeless grace.
Tara, your name is the root of the earth, the breath of the stars,
A bridge between realms, both near and far.
It is the moonlight that whispers in the night,
A reminder that even in darkness, there is light.