I answered the need before the body had to beg

Dear Delyara, That matters to me more than it sounds like it should. This week I noticed the need while it was still quiet and responded before it became a crisis. Water before headache. Rest before snapping. Food before the emotional crash. Silence before I started hating every sound around me. That’s a newer kind of love in me. Less symbolic, more practical. Less “you deserve better.” More “I’m listening earlier.” I think that may be the most useful form of self-love I’ve found so far.