“No women who chooses to be self loving ever regrets her choice” - COMMUNION/THE FEMALE SEARCH FOR LOVE by bell books
Happy Hump Day BBs, I know I haven’t posted in a while, thanks for still being here. I’ve been working really hard and also having some health challenges, I decided to revisit this beautiful book by bell hooks this past weekend while nursing my body, I wanted to re-examine my views on self love and relationships in a way that was challenging but also felt compassionate.
This book is gold and one of the few self help books I would actually recommend cause it takes patriarchy to task and helps to establish feminism as a foundation for self care and a self loving practice.
I’m sure you all already know that everything is political including the way we love ourselves and others. I appreciate her speaking to women in a way that is frank and plain, and she actually got me believing in love again.
Imagine that 😝😝
It’s the third part in a series of books in which Love is the theme and I feel all three are just required reading for Black folks (all folks actually) interested in building healthy relationships and healthy communities.
Book one is - ALL ABOUT LOVE, book two is SALVATION, and this one COMMUNION directed to women specifically is book three. I know bell hooks has been problematic in some ways but I still lean into her work often when it comes to self inquiry and radical feminist thought.
Also I am fascinated by how my perspective shifts based on who I’m loving and how I’m being loved, my goal is to consistently generate love in my life, no matter what is happening, be able to freely give and receive it in multiple ways. It’s a liberating practice that takes work and creativity.
Thank Goddess for books that help to guide the vibration 🖤
