self love is really transformative, it gives us a new perspective. When we can look back and love our past selves that struggled through dark times. The sense of relief in that moment is palpable and it washes away any lingering bad feeling...
With these rose tinted glasses it's possible to interact with the hive community with the intention to share our unique perspective and add value to the intellectual discourse.
In difficult times we develop coping mechanisms to lift ourselves up and with time it's healthy to unlearn these behaviours to fully step into our power.
You just summed up my idea nicely. It's quite strange when I talk about things like this and people assume I am financially feeling or don't have challenges, which is far from the reality. I just appreciate my journey and that keeps my mind out of the gutters. This way I can still do what I want but positively while impacting the lives of the people in my sphere.