Elena Joy Thurston

For the Love! Elena Joy Thurston

Have you ever known someone, maybe a co-worker or a neighbor or a new sister-in-law, and the first impression was not great? They just didn't come across as someone you could ever really relate to. But circumstances forced you to spend a lot of time together. As time went on, you got to know each other pretty well and eventually, things started to make sense. You understood her background and her life a little better and you got her. And she got you. And eventually, you realized that she had turned into a person you genuinely cared about. Had she changed? Probably not a lot, if any. So how did you go from barely tolerating to genuinely enjoying this person? You got to know her, right?Self-Love works the same way. You can't love yourself if you don't know yourself. Oftentimes we are so busy LIVING life that we don't spend time DISCOVERING life. This journal will help you discover who you are which in turn, will grow a genuine love for yourself. Inside you'll find a different prompt on each page, although pages that face each other have prompts with similar themes. Two bonus exercises at the end are included. This journal was created by Elena Joy Thurston, founder of the Pride and Joy Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to building self-awareness and safety in LGBTQ families and their allies.