The Richness of Love and Support: Member Appreciation Week
Hello community ❤️
This week is member appreciation week. We’ve set up this event especially for each of you. You make 7 Cups the special place it is, so we’re taking this week to honour your experiences, your empathy, your compassion, your support, and your honesty. 7 Cups is for you, and we want to take this opportunity to touch on a very special topic: love ❤️
Love can be a confusing thing to talk about, because of how abstract it can be. Perhaps you’ve wondered: how is it supposed to feel? Is it when you do something for other people? Is it something you chase?
So let’s break it down a little. Let’s start with you. If you’re not ready to open your heart to other people, then self-love is a good place to start learning about what love means to you.
Self-love means something different to each person. This means that love isn’t just a feeling. Love is a choice too. We might not be able to fully control our emotions, but we can certainly control the actions and routines we choose to have in our lives. No matter where you are right now, you can love yourself by choosing to do the things you know are good for you.
For you, maybe that looks like going for therapy. Maybe that looks like taking a break, or cutting out a negative influence in your life, or setting some healthy boundaries. Maybe it looks like ice cream and pizza for dinner (or breakfast, if I’m being honest with myself). Maybe it means taking a walk or reading a book or staying off the news and social media for a day or two.
You are the one who knows you best. Perhaps your heart is already whispering to you about some things you try. No matter what, I want you to know that this community is here for you ❤️ We’ll walk through this together, okay?
Take care, and I hope you’ll have a great week ahead ❤️
Written by: Trauma Support Team
Questions:
1. How are you? ❤️
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
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@CheeryMango
1. How are you? ❤️
quite grateful
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
walk in rain, hot coffee sitting in window, hearing the sound of rain and that petrichor
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
coconut water
1. I'm fine.
2. On a rainy day, I like to read, to write. I also like to walk in the rain.Less people around and the sound of the rain keeps me company.
3. I can treat myself to tea.
@CheeryMango
1. How are you? ❤️
Quite Happy and joyous
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
Go on a road trip with friends, have a coffee in my balcony
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
A cheesecake perhaps if i can find it :)
@CheeryMango
1. How are you? ❤️: I'm doing ok thanks. Hope you are well?
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?: S;eep!!!!
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?: A good night's rest
@CheeryMango
1. How are you?
I'm doing fine! Thanks for asking :)
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
I actually like to go outside with a raincoat and stand in it if there's no lightning outside. Or watch it from a porch. Otherwise, I like to be near enough in my house to hear it, maybe have a hot drink and journal some.
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
Some nice skin care for my face
1. How are you? ❤️
Right now, pushing through to the end of this week for my mini-little self care vacation. So I'm doing okay. :)
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I love rainy days. They have a nice "smell" to them in my opinion, and I just enjoy that darker/colder weather. I'd probably just watch a movie or admire it with a car ride.
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
Mhm, I could play some games or do a few coloring book pages to connect with my inner self.
Awesome post @CheeryMango @Team Trauma Suppport !! Really loved the content ! ❤
1. How are you? ❤️
I am good, thankyou, hoping everyone reading this is doing great !
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
I actually do enjoy rains , heaven showers as they say hehe -- I like to walk and just be in the open, when it's raining , have some coffee or tea , french fries, fritters , look at raindrops falling from a window --- imagine the raindrops to be in a race hahah ... or the best lol ...it's so cozy when it's raining , the best time to take a good 3 hour nap perhaps...oooh and ofcourse the smelllll-- petrichor !!! 🥺🥰❤
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
I really want to treat myself with a sound sleep schedule lol , trying at it ....one night at a time xD
Questions:
1. How are you? ❤️
I'm good thanks :) I finally finished something I was finding really difficult!
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
I like to go for a walk or stay inside with my cats :)
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
I did some drawing which I haven't had time to do for ages.
@CheeryMango
1. How are you?
now life is trying hard for me, but I think I’m doing pretty well
2. What are some of your favourite things to do on a rainy day?
I would most like to sleep on rainy days
3. What is one thing you want to treat yourself to today?
I by saying to everyone, "You are a very valuable person and I am very proud of you"
Hi. Love is complicated, whether abuse is recent or lifetime, even without any it's confusing enough. Romantic or platonic, bringing two+ different people together and managing trust, compromise, the past. Sometimes I trust too fast. Sometimes I don't trust enough. Sometimes healthy relationships appear scary to me and the unhealthy ones feel comfortable. That scares me. I don't feel close to anyone other than my partner. But I am ready and able to find more good relationships, and shed any that aren't loving and supportive.
I am doing fine today. I'm emotional, but handling it.
On a rainy day I'll play a game or watch a movie.
A weird answer, but I treated myself to headache medicine. Normally I don't take any. It felt like taking care of myself.
Thankyou.
@shellofashell
Hello. I think you are right. Love is trust. If somebody loves you, they will not break your trust. They will know. And when you love somebody you will not break their trust. Its not about trusting, it's about not breaking the trust.
