The First Thing I Healed Was My Mouth
I didnāt plan to buy it.
I was in Baguio, walking through Watsons at SM, just looking for tissues ā the kind I keep in my bag for emergencies.
It was a practical errand.
But as I passed by the Laneige stand, something tugged at me.
Iād been looking for a good lip balm for months.
My lips were dry ā but it was deeper than that. I knew it.
I was supposed to buy only the moisturizer and the tissues.
That was all I had budgeted for.
It was an impromptu trip, all-expense paid by my sister, and I didnāt bring much.
What little money I had, I was saving for Zac.
For tuition. For groceries.
For anything except me.
But something in me stirred.
Louise Hay once wrote that dry lips are often linked to self-love ā or the lack of it.
The inability to express yourself.
And in that moment, I knew:
My soul was speaking.
It said, āItās time to take care of yourself again.ā
So I listened.
I picked up the Laneige Dreamy Lip Kit.
And I said yes.
Yes to loving myself again.
Yes to saying no.
Yes to putting myself first ā even when itās uncomfortable.
Yes to filling my cup first before pouring ā even for the ones I love the most.
Especially for them.
It was a couple of extra thousand pesos I hadnāt planned on spending.
But the joy?
Priceless.
And still giving.
Every time I open one of those little pots and swipe it gently across my lips, Iām not just softening skin ā
Iām softening the places where I forgot I mattered.
Iām not just moisturizing.
Iām remembering.
That I deserve to be cared for.
That I can heal ā even starting with something as simple as my mouth.
Read my review of the Laneige Dreamy Lip Kit here.
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