What love is
I’ve had this sorted history of what I thought love was and for the most part, when it came to romantic relationships I’ve not had success. After leaving my last one, I became determined to never repeat this pattern and to work on myself first. I’ve been doing this for just over a year now and I must say, the hardest part in life at this moment is breaking old habits. This of course, has come with friends and family who have shown me unconditional love. I started therapy shortly after returning, becoming accountable for my actions but also, allowing all the emotions that come up to be faced fully with questions and of course, answers. This weekend was no exception. I was with a friend and they showed me something I didn’t think possible. How to breathe through my emotions. Their grace put a wee bit of gold on the part of my heart I thought was never going to heal. I wanted to run when they did something innocently. I wanted to just be a...