I went on a trip to Paris for a weekend a few weeks ago. As I was wandering around the streets of the city of light, I had an epiphany.

Up until now, I was always chasing the next big thing, the material thing.

But suddenly I realized in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would never win this battle. There would always be more, bigger and nicer things out there.

But I just stopped caring. All this flexing, and buying, … it left a void in me.

I was trying to fill a void with meaningless stuff, but now, I am rebuilding from scratch.

Self-love that feels real, authentic and unconditional.