Over the past few weeks, my For You page has been full of Taylor Swift videos. I’m a Swiftie at heart, but I haven’t paid much attention to Taylor over the past few years. Now, though, it’s impossible not to get back into Taylor Swift, and in the past year-and-a-half, I started listening to her music again.
Since I started embracing Taylor’s music again, I’ve found songs that I love to belt in the car and other songs that make me dance in front of the mirror. It’s almost as if this version of Taylor Swift is the same.
Taylor that made me fall in love with her music.
As I’ve watched Taylor over the past year, I’ve seen her get a sparkle back in her eyes. Sure, it might be that she’s happy with her life and loving being on the Eras tour but, I also think that a special someone named Travis Kelce helped Taylor find her sparkle again.
I absolutely adore Travis and Taylor’s relationship. It’s sweet and playful, but it’s also clear that the relationship is serious, and Taylor and Travis are crazy about each other. In a recent TikTok, Taylor practically lights up when Travis unexpectedly enters the stadium. The video is full of comments saying that we haven’t seen this side of Taylor in a while and that it’s refreshing to have her back.
Another popular video discussed Taylor’s dating life.
But unlike many takes on her love life, it was positive. The video’s creator speaks about how hard Taylor worked to get where she is now. She endured rough heartbreak, threw those painful emotions into her career, and flourished. She became the best version of herself, and as she began to live her best life, Taylor found love — possibly the love of her life.
Taylor survived uncomfortable life changes to find happiness. If she married one of the men she dated in her 20s, we probably wouldn’t see this happy version of her now.
Isn’t that amazing?
The same goes for us. Think about one of your first relationships that ended in a breakup. Imagine you married that person and missed out on all the people you’d date later. Chances are you’d be miserable with that person without those years to grow and change your life.
When you take the time to heal, you become the happiest version of yourself, and, sometimes, that brings you your true love.
Love can also find you when you’re a mess. But when trying to figure out who you are, it can be hard to have a healthy relationship. Your significant other may try to yank you back when you want to move forward. That’s why it’s important to feel as happy and healthy as possible before searching for your “forever person.” Taylor Swift seems to be in a really good place, and after she worked to heal herself, she found true love. The same can go for you.
So if you’re having a hard time right now, pick up the crown you dropped and start to heal yourself. As you change and grow, you just might meet your person. Or as Taylor Swift would say, when you “do it with a broken heart,” you’ll find the “so high school” kind of love you truly deserve.
Featured image via “Taylor Swift Speak Now Tour” by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity Photographer / CC BY-SA 2.0
