My truth

My Truth Is…

My truth is that love, for me, has always been about respect, understanding, and acceptance without judgement. In my marriage, I did my best to keep an open heart, ready to build a life built on companionship and mutual respect. But somewhere along the way, love began to feel conditional. I found myself trying to earn understanding instead of being met with it. I silenced parts of myself to keep peace, but in doing so, I lost the peace within me.

My truth is that I always loved deeply, maybe too deeply, believing that love could heal what respect and empathy couldn’t. But love can not breathe in an environment where one person’s voice is dismissed and the other’s truth dominates.

As a mother, my truth is that every choice I made came from love, even the difficult ones. I wanted to protect, nurture, and guide my daughters, even when it meant being misunderstood. I may not have been perfect, but my heart was always in the right place.

My truth is that I value connection where hearts can speak without fear, where being seen and heard is natural, not earned. I value relationships that are rooted in honesty and where imperfections are met with grace, not judgement.

And my truth today, after everything, is that love begins with me. Respect begins with me. Understanding begins with me. I no longer need anyone else to validate what I know within, that my love has always been pure, my intentions sincere, and my soul resilient.