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My therapist asked a question that cracked me open:

“Jovanny, if pure love—manifested in the woman of your dreams—were to simply appear in front of you right now, ready to shower you with her love & grace AND without you having to do anything for it… would you receive it?”

I almost cried.

I got teary because my mind & body couldn’t imagine being loved just because. 

I couldn’t conceive of receiving love that I didn’t have to work hard for or slay a dragon for.

In the back of my mind, I was thinking: 
“Is that even a real thing—being loved just because? Not because I did something or proved something? How can that even be possible… a love that didn’t have to be earned or suffered for?”

Her question broke my mind. And my heart.

So I told her the truth.

“No. I can’t.”

“Why not?” she continued.

“It just feels just…. wrong… to accept something I didn’t earn. I wouldn’t trust it.”

—excerpt from Gentle Reminder No 113: YOU CAN ONLY RECEIVE WHAT YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF RECEIVING

The full length-version is now available on my substack. 

This Gentle Reminder I know will change someone’s life—and save them the therapy session 😆

Inside, I break down how I was able to relinquish this toxic programming that kept me in cycles of unrequited love and hopeless romanticism. 

More importantly, I answer the question “How can you begin to believe in something better for you, when you don’t have evidence it even exists?”

🪽Comment “113” and I’ll DM you the link directly. Or just head to the link in bio for the Gentle Reminders archive: @theartidote 

From love,
@jovaferreyra 

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