I've poured a lot into community and a lot has come out, don't get me wrong. But for all of the times that I've been back stabbed and betrayed, I'm taking a step back from organizing and becoming totally selfish with my energy.
In preparing for my surgery and being intentionally low energy and low stress, I have realized that this is the better part of investing in myself. I think self-love might be an uphill battle for me, because I have a very hard time being gentle with myself, but it's time for one era to come to an end and another era to begin.
When I do something I do it hard. It's time to stop being hard. It's time to be soft.