
🕊️ Why You Do Not Need to Be Fixed Before You Are Loved
June 19, 2025 04:38 PM
· 1 day ago
Hi Love,
So many people find themselves hesitating to open up to love, feeling unsure if their journey of healing is enough. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.
Many survivors of trauma and heartbreak feel pressure to wait... wait until all wounds are mended, until all fears are soothed, until confidence feels unshakable.
The path through recovery is real and brave. You show enormous courage every day that you choose to keep moving forward, even when life has not offered neat solutions. Courage is found in the willingness to let connection in, even while healing continues.
There is space for love to enter, exactly as you are today.
Sometimes, a part of you might believe that love will only be safe when everything feels resolved. You might imagine a finish line where no trace of insecurity or sadness remains. But these thoughts distance you from the nourishment of real companionship and shared understanding.
💫 Love is not a prize given out to the “perfect.”
It grows strongest where honesty and openness live.
Feeling raw, vulnerable, or uncertain is never a sign that you are not ready. These are invitations to deeper connection. Letting someone genuinely see your path requires tremendous strength. In that moment of allowing another person in, you create possibility for relationship that is transformative—built on the real you, not a mask, not a performance.
Every step you take on your healing journey matters.
Every act of self-compassion, every decision to nurture your needs, is a declaration that you are valuable now, not someday.
Believing in your value does not require flawlessness.
It springs from your resilience, your hope, and your willingness to embrace connection, even through challenge.
Notice where old stories might tell you:
“Not yet, maybe later, maybe when you are better.”
Bring compassion to that voice, but choose not to follow it.
Receiving love as you are today is a radical step in self-acceptance and transformation. Surrounding yourself with care, whether from friends, family, or romantic partners, supports your healing more than waiting ever could.
Let openness be your bridge.
Let love meet you mid-process.
You do not need to be fully healed or fixed to invite and receive true love.
The most authentic relationships thrive in truth, vulnerability, and the realness of your present heart.
Practice self-love with these journal prompts:
💌 Where have I been waiting to be “more healed” before allowing love in?
💌 What shifts in my body and spirit when I say: “I am ready, just as I am”?
Blessings, Love, and Peace,
Gemma Serenity Gorokhoff
Learn more about me at https://gemmaserenity.com